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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.
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The town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was named in his...
- Jim Thorpe - Wikipedia
James „Jim” Thorpe (właściwie Jacobus Francisus Thorpe lub Wa-To-Huk, czyli w języku Indian Sauków i Lisów „Jasna Droga”, ur. 28 maja 1888 w Bellemont, zm. 28 marca 1953 w Lomita w Kalifornii) – amerykański sportowiec pochodzenia indiańskiego z Terytorium Indiańskiego (dziś stan Oklahoma), lekkoatleta, dwukrotny złoty medalista olimpijski z 1912...
The town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was named in his honor. It has a monument site that contains his remains, which were the subject of legal action. Thorpe appeared in several films and was portrayed by Burt Lancaster in the 1951 film Jim Thorpe – All-American.
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.
Jim Thorpe, PA. Offering both the charms of a European village and the thrills of a mountain sports destination, this historic town nestled in Lehigh Gorge in Carbon County is one of the great gems of the Poconos.
One of the most significant events in the history of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was the arrival of the famous Native American athlete Jim Thorpe in the early 20th century. In 1909, the town changed its name to Jim Thorpe to honor the legendary athlete, who had won two gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Olympic Games in ...
Jim Thorpe, borough (town), seat of Carbon county, eastern Pennsylvania, U.S., on the Lehigh River, in a valley of the Pocono Mountains, 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Allentown. It was created in 1954 with the merger of the boroughs of Mauch Chunk (“Bear Mountain;” inc. 1850) and East Mauch Chunk.
