Old Jail Museum

Old Jail Museum is a museum in Borough of Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Old Jail Museum is situated nearby to the fire station Phoenix Hose Co. No. 2, as well as near Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Asa Packer Mansion and Harry Packer Mansion.

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. Asa Packer Mansion is situated 2,300 feet east of Old Jail Museum.

Harry Packer Mansion

Guest house

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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. Harry Packer Mansion is situated 2,500 feet east of Old Jail Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jim Thorpe and Packerton.

Jim Thorpe

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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 1½ miles southeast of Old Jail Museum.