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2. Asa Packer Mansion - Wikipedia

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   Designated PHMC. May 14, 1971 [1] The Asa Packer Mansion is a historic house museum on Packer Road in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, United States. Completed in 1861, it was the home of Asa Packer (1805–1879), a coal and railroad magnate, philanthropist, and founder of Lehigh University. Asa Packer was also a major contributor in the Lehigh Valley ...

3. Jim Thorpe - Wikipedia

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   Jim Thorpe. James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; [2] May 22 or 28, [3] 1887 – March 28, 1953) [4] was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics.

4. Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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   Jim Thorpe (known as East and West Mauch Chunk until 1954) is a borough and the county seat of Carbon County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. It is historically known as the burial site of Native American sports legend Jim Thorpe .

5. Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival announces 2024 lineup - AOL

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   Apr. 10—JIM THORPE — The Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival (JTIFF) returns for its seventh season from April 18 to 21 at the historic Mauch Chunk Opera House. Nestled in the Victorian town ...

6. Harry Packer Mansion - Wikipedia

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   Harry Packer Mansion. /  40.86472°N 75.73806°W  / 40.86472; -75.73806. The Harry Packer Mansion, is a historic home which is located in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Located in the Old Mauch Chunk Historic District, this residence was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1974. [1]

7. Lehigh Gorge State Park - Wikipedia

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   Lehigh Gorge State Park. Lehigh Gorge State Park is a 4,548 acres (1,841 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Luzerne and Carbon Counties, Pennsylvania. The park encompasses a gorge, which stretches along the Lehigh River from a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control dam in Luzerne County to Jim Thorpe in Carbon County.