Jim Thorpe Memorial Park

Jim Thorpe Memorial Park is a park in Borough of Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. Jim Thorpe Memorial Park is situated nearby to the town hall Jim Thorpe Municipal Building, as well as near the fire station Fairview Hose Company 2.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Asa Packer Mansion is situated 1 mile southwest of Jim Thorpe Memorial Park.

Mauch Chunk station

Railway station

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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 1¼ miles southwest of Jim Thorpe Memorial Park.

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 1 mile southwest of Jim Thorpe Memorial Park.

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 south of Jim Thorpe Memorial Park.