Nesquehoning Creek

Nesquehoning Creek is an east-flowing 14.9-mile-long tributary of the Lehigh River in northeastern Pennsylvania in the United States. Nesquehoning Creek joins the Lehigh River 2 miles upstream of the borough of Jim Thorpe in Carbon County.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Asa Packer Mansion and Mauch Chunk station.

Asa Packer Mansion

Museum

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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, a coal and railroad magnate, philanthropist, and founder of Lehigh University.

Mauch Chunk station

Railway station

Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Central Railroad of New Jersey Station, also known as the Jersey Central Station and Jim Thorpe Station, is a historic railroad station in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Mauch Chunk station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Nesquehoning Creek.

Harry Packer Mansion

Guest house

Photo: KForce, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Harry Packer Mansion, is a historic home which is located in Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in the Old Mauch Chunk Historic District, this residence was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1974.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jim Thorpe and Packerton.

Jim Thorpe

Photo: Ram-Man, GFDL.

Jim Thorpe is a borough in the Coal Region, near Lehighton, Allentown and the Lehigh Valley, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

Packerton

Hamlet

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Packerton is a village located in Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River and U.S. Route 209 between Jim Thorpe and Lehighton. It uses the Lehighton ZIP code of 18235. Packerton is situated 2½ miles southeast of Nesquehoning Creek.