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Jim Thorpe is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. The boroughs of Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk merged and took on the name of Jim Thorpe following the 1953 death of Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe in hopes to attract tourism and other attention to help its economy. The town has also been referred to as the "Switzerland of America", as can be seen in an old drawing of the town showcased in a restaurant therein. This may also be the cause of the building next to the Sunrise Diner having "Hotel Switzerland" painted onto its front. The town was so nicknamed due to the picturesque scenery, mountainous location, and architecture.
Mauch Chunk was founded in 1818 by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company. The city was the location of the trial of the Molly Maguires in 1876, which resulted in the hanging of four whom were found guilty of murder. The history of the town is inscribed in the architecture that makes up its many 19th century styles, a vast range of architectural styles: Federalist, to Greek Revival, Second Empire, Romanesque Revival, Queen Anne, and Richardsonian Romanesque. In 1827, a mining company constructed a 14-kilometer downhill track, known as a gravity railroad, to deliver coal (and a miner to operate the mine train's brake) to the Lehigh Canal in Mauch Chunk. By the 1850s, the "Gravity Road" was providing rides to thrillseekers for 50 cents a ride. This is often designated as the first roller coaster in the United States.
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Mar 21, 2008
To think I spent most of my life living only about an hour and a half away from it and just hadn't bothered to get up there to see it before -- can't wait now to go back for a closer look (but definitely in warmer weather!) A charming little town, with spectacular mountain scenery.
My husband's bagpipe band was scheduled to march in the locally famous Jim Thorpe St Patrick's Day parade and I actually wasn't planning to go...
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Dec 29, 2007
While visiting my aunt she took us around Jim Thrope. I've been to Jim Thorpe millions of times before but this was my husbands first time there. Plus, I've actually never done anything touristy there. It was a lot of fun and I actually got to see all the building I've been driving by for years up close and personal. It was really a lot of fun.
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Dec 14, 2007 - Dec 17, 2007
Visited shawnmlhk. Spent the weekend in NYC. Highlights include walking around the city seeing it all decked out for the holidays, stumbling upon a great Italian restaurant after deciding I couldn't walk another step until I ate something, the views from the observation deck of Rockefeller Center, experiencing McSorleys, checking out The Bodies Exhibit, navigating the subway, and of course getting to know Shawn. He also showed me around Bethlehem, Jim Thorpe, and Allentown, PA.
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