Eckley Miners' Village ;
Eckely was one of hundreds of small company mining towns, or "patches," built in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania during the 19th century. The mining firm of Sharpe, Weiss, and Company bought the land in 1854, ... americanheritage.com
Asa Packer Mansion
Come tour this lovely Italianate villa that was the mansion of railroad tycoon and philanthropist Asa Packer. The house was designed and constructed by a Philadelphia architect in 1861 and cost the equivalent of $2.3 million ... 10best.com
Mauch Chunk Museum & Cultural
Town Tours - A 1 hour guided van tour of Jim Thorpe involving Flagstaff, Glen Onoko Falls, Jim Thorpe Olympian Memorial, Orientation of Mauch Chunk Museum and video of town"s history. rnHours: Tuesday through Sunday: 10 A... citysearch.com
Packer Mansion
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 a... hmdb.org
Old Jail Museum
The Carbon County Jail in historic Mauch Chunk is an excellent example of 19th-century prison construction, as well as a reminder of the 19th-century labor-management conflicts in the Pennsylvania anthracite coal re... americanheritage.com
Central Railroad Of New Jersey Station
Constructed in 1868, the Central Railroad of New Jersey Station was designed by the firm of Wilson Brothers of Philadelphia. It is a brick one and one-half story building, five bays in length with a three and one-ha... americanheritage.com
Jim Thorpe Grave Site
Indian Sports Athlete. Jim Thorpe was a Sac and Fox Indian, born in a cabin on the North Canadian River near Prague, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). He was a rough, tough youngster while growing up with his twin brother,... findagrave.com
Molly Maguire Executions
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... hmdb.org
Carbon County Cultural Project
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 Thor... artslant.com
Anthracite
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 pion... hmdb.org
From Mountain To Market
"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 co... hmdb.org
The Self Made Man
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 H... hmdb.org
The Soldiers And Sailors Monument
Southern face: To all the Brave Defenders of the Union from the County of Carbon. Appomattox, 1865. Northern face: Wilderness, Hampton Roads, Antietam, Gettysburg New Orleans, 1815. Eastern face: On fame's eternal camping groun... hmdb.org
Weatherly War Memorial
Marker front: 1861 - 1865 Our country's crisis Erected by the citizens of Weatherly and vicinity A.D. 1906 in memory of its noble defenders Marker reverse: " we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, t... hmdb.org
Charles Albright Grave Site
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Congressman. He commanded three different Pennsylvania infantry units during the Civil War. He began his service on August 21, 1862, when he was commissioned as Major of the 13... findagrave.com
Jim Thorpe Grave Site
Indian Sports Athlete. Jim Thorpe was a Sac and Fox Indian, born in a cabin on the North Canadian River near Prague, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). He was a rough, tough youngster while growing up with his twin brother,... findagrave.com
Coplay Cement Company Kilns
The kilns were soon superseded by rotary kiln technology that required very little labor to operate. In 1904 the company shut down its vertical kilns and in the 1920s demolished the surrounding buildings and removed... americanheritage.com