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  2. Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    The town registered 3,920 votes to land the number 7 spot on the list. In 2012, Jim Thorpe was voted the fourth most beautiful small town in America in the Rand McNally/USA Today Road Rally series. Jim Thorpe is becoming a tourist destination, with many businesses catering to white water rafting, mountain biking, paintball and hiking.

  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. 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 ...

  5. Old Mauch Chunk Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Old Mauch Chunk Historic District is a national historic district located at Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania . The district includes 28 contributing buildings in the central business district of Jim Thorpe. It includes residential and commercial buildings in a number of popular architectural styles including Italianate.

  6. Why Jim Thorpe posthumously receiving Presidential Medal of ...

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    A new exhibit on Jim Thorpe is pictured at the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, Jan.11, 2023.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Carbon County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    The county is approximately 33 miles (53 km) northwest of Allentown, the state's third-largest city, and 117 miles (188 km) west of New York City, the nation's largest city. The county seat of Carbon County is Jim Thorpe, [3] which was founded in 1818 as Mauch Chunk. The Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River ...

  9. Jim Thorpe's family accepting Presidential Medal of Freedom ...

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    The family of Jim Thorpe will accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom on his behalf. The award comes more than a century after he set Olympic records. Thorpe’s granddaughter, Lynn Hannon, and ...

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