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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26ZC_world-war-ii-honor-roll-a-war-memorial_Jim-Thorpe-PA.html
Dedicated to the memory
of those who made
the supreme sacrifice
World War II
PVT. Joseph T. Martino · CPL. Fred Felker
PFC. James Lauth · PVT. Patrick Searfoss
PFC. Anthony Fabrick Jr. · S/SGT. Maurice Pricka
T/…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26Z7_joe-boyle-plaza_Jim-Thorpe-PA.html
Joe Boyle Made A Difference
It happened again and again, for over 60 years. It happened at high school athletic games, at meetings of the Lions, V.F.W., Rotary, Chamber of Commerce, Borough Council, and Y.M.C.A. For decades it happened in the M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MNC_mauch-chunk-railroad-station_Jim-Thorpe-PA.html
Built in 1888. Central Railroad of New Jersey Passenger Station has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLKA_the-self-made-man_Jim-Thorpe-PA.html
First Marker:The Self Made Man"...there is no distinction to which any young man may not aspier, and with energy, diligence, intelligence, and virtue, obtain."From Asa Packer's 1867 biography"The Rich Men of the World and How they Gained their Wea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLK8_from-mountain-to-market_Jim-Thorpe-PA.html
"A few miles above Easton, the Lehigh was pocked with white water at alomst every turning. To navigate it seemed impossible."Josiah White, Co-founder of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Pennsylvania's anthracite (hard coal) lay entombed w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLK6_anthracite_Jim-Thorpe-PA.html
This black diamond is a piece of the mammoth coal vein found in the Panther Valley. It was placed here on August 28, 1976 as a monument to the enterprising spirit of men such as Josiah White and Erskine Hazard, whose early pioneering efforts produ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLHI_molly-maguire-executions_Jim-Thorpe-PA.html
On June 21, 1877, four "Molly Maguires," an alleged secret society of Irish mine-workers, were hanged here. Pinkerton detective James McParlan's testimony led to convictions for violent crimes against the coal industry, yet the facts of the labor,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLHH_packer-mansion_Jim-Thorpe-PA.html
Standing on the nearby hill is the home of Asa Packer, industrialist, philanthropist, congressman and founder of Lehigh University. The ornate mansion, built in 1860, has been carefully preserved with its original furnishings and is maintained as …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLHF_carbon-county_Jim-Thorpe-PA.html
Formed March 13, 1843 from Northampton and Monroe counties. Carbon is the basic element of this area's rich deposits of anthracite coal. The county seat, incorporated in 1850 as Mauch Chunk, was renamed in 1954 for Jim Thorpe, Indian athlete.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLGC_the-soldiers-and-sailors-monument_Jim-Thorpe-PA.html
Southern face:To all the Brave Defenders of the Union from the County of Carbon.Appomattox, 1865.Northern face:Wilderness, Hampton Roads, Antietam, GettysburgNew Orleans, 1815.Eastern face:On fame's eternal camping ground their silent tents were s…