Beaver Meadows is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania , United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania . The population was 897 at the 2020 U.S. census .
85-452: Beaver Meadows is located in northwestern Carbon County at 40°55′42″N 75°54′46″W / 40.92833°N 75.91278°W / 40.92833; -75.91278 (40.928438, -75.912787) along Beaver Creek , amidst a historic transportation corridor dating back to Amerindian Trails through the wilderness area known to the Amerindians as "The Great Swamp". The Great Swamp was part of
170-577: A county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . As of the 2020 census , the population was 64,749. The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state. The county borders Lehigh and Northampton counties in the state's Lehigh Valley region to its south, Monroe County to its east, Luzerne County to its north, and Schuylkill County to its west. The county is approximately 33 miles (53 km) northwest of Allentown ,
255-649: A gravity railroad , to deliver coal (and a miner to operate the mine train's brake) to the Lehigh Canal in Mauch Chunk. This helped open up the area to commerce, and helped to fuel the Industrial Revolution in the United States. By the 1850s, the "Gravity Road" (as it became known) was providing rides to thrill seekers for 50 cents a ride (equal to $ 16.35 today). It is often cited as the first roller coaster in
340-510: A wagon road that could support timber sledges in winter snows, and the Lehigh and Susquehanna Turnpike was chartered, which is now closely followed by Pennsylvania Route 93 through the borough from over Broad Mountain at Nesquehoning , leading northwest 4 miles (6 km) to Hazleton and southeast 9 miles (14 km) to U.S. Route 209 in Nesquehoning. Weatherly is 4 miles (6 km) to
425-425: A household in the borough was $ 35,976, and the median income for a family was $ 43,710. Males had a median income of $ 31,141 versus $ 23,490 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 17,119. About 7.8% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over. The school district is Jim Thorpe Area School District . In
510-555: A little-known planning study in the 1970s that attempted to understand the dynamics of historicism and tourism, notions that have come into their own in contemporary times. While Venturi's planning study was unique at the time, it has since become a critical factor in Jim Thorpe's rebound as a functioning and economically stable community. Jim Thorpe tourism is based on its vintage architecture, and recreation such as hiking, paintball and white water rafting . The Carbon County Section of
595-469: A modest pit mine was opened to provide coal for Berwick and Bloomington. The settlement's first dwelling was built in 1804 of logs. The first houses were built along the main thoroughfare, today's Broad Street east of the junction between Berwick St. (the continuation of the turnpike and Rt-93 to Hazelton) and Main St. westwards to Junedale, Tresckow , and Tamaqua . Nathan Beach discovered coal in 1812, and opened
680-751: A poll conducted in 2009 by Budget Travel magazine, Jim Thorpe was awarded a top 10 spot on America's Coolest Small Towns. The town registered 3,920 votes to land the number 7 spot on the list. In 2012, Jim Thorpe was voted the fourth most beautiful small town in America in the Rand McNally/ USA Today Road Rally series. Jim Thorpe is becoming a tourist destination, with many businesses catering to white water rafting , mountain biking , paintball and hiking . Trails in Lehigh Gorge State Park attract hikers from all over, with Glen Onoko Falls
765-619: A quarry in 1813, shipping his coal initially west by wagon to Berwick and Bloomsburg over the Berwick-Nescopeck Toll Bridge. With road improvements, he was able to ship his coal to Lausanne Landing where arks were being built by the Lehigh Coal Mine Company and coal could be transported to Philadelphia. In 1817, stymied by the slow movements of the Schuylkill Canal board of directors , White and Hazard began
850-666: A railroad could be built over 30 miles through mountainous country. The Beaver Meadow Railroad became an operational success, and an inspiration. In 1846, investors began the Delaware, Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad Company to link New York Harbor at Jersey City via New Jersey to the Susquehanna River and then the great lakes via a line across the Delaware and up the Lehigh Rivers. They were successful, and represented
935-431: A recognizable and describable landmar, a meadow where beaver dams dotted the landscape, along a well-known Amerindian Trail, known as the "Warriors' Path" , and later as well-known as the trail used by Moravian Missionaries traveling between Berwick and Bethlehem , then became known as a toll gate/rest stop along the Lehigh and Susquehanna Turnpike , a bridle trail and wagon road chartered in 1804 from Jean's Run near
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#17328559374791020-528: A summer tourist railroad by Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad. The former New York City to Buffalo Lehigh Valley Railroad across the river is a present-day very active freight hauling railroad operated by Norfolk Southern. In 1827, the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company, a coal mining and shipping company with operations in Summit Hill , constructed an 8.7-mile (14.0 km) downhill track, known as
1105-493: A top trail destination just north of downtown. Along with these sports, Jim Thorpe is popular among railroading fans for its passenger rail service, and is known for its extraordinary architecture. The town is home to the Asa Packer and Harry Packer mansions. Asa Packer founded Lehigh Valley Railroad and Lehigh University ; Harry was his son. The mansions sit side by side on a hill overlooking downtown. The Asa Packer Mansion
1190-400: A vastly greater wilderness once known as “St. Anthony’s Wilderness” and by the Amerindians, the “Towamensing” being an Indian word for “wilderness” — a vast pinewood forest and boggy swamp-plagued valleys watered by springs and mountain creeks such as Quakake Creek, Beaver Creek, Hazel Creek and others from the surrounding mountains. The Amerindians applied the term, “Towamensing” to
1275-483: Is 4 miles (6 km) east of Nesquehoning , which is up a steep grade and around the bend along U.S. 209 South, and also butting up against the slopes of Mount Pisgah . This was a key element in the LC&;N's planning, for the grade from the mountain ridge down to the river enabled them to fill barges quickly, using chutes and an elevated entry from a road down the ridge face. Jim Thorpe's developed elevations range between
1360-1042: Is 6a. Average monthly temperatures at Jake Arner Memorial Airport range from 27.8 °F in January to 72.5 °F in July, while at the Pocono interchange of the Turnpike they range from 22.9 °F in January to 68.3 °F in July. Carbon Transit fixed-route bus service consists of Route 701 ( Coaldale - Palmerton ) and Route 702 ( Nesquehoning -Palmerton), both connecting to the LANta Route 325 bus in Palmerton. Carbon Transit also operates CT Flex service in Jim Thorpe , Penn Forest Township , and Kidder Township . Also, Hazleton Public Transit (HPT) bus route 30 serves northwestern Carbon County via Beaver Meadows and Junedale to Weatherly . Audenried
1445-545: Is a borough and the county seat of Carbon County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania . It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania . It is historically known as the burial site of Native American sports legend Jim Thorpe . Jim Thorpe is located in the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania approximately 29 miles (47 km) northwest of Allentown , 83 miles (134 km) northwest of Philadelphia , and 117 miles (188 km) west of New York City . Jim Thorpe
1530-601: Is a county-run park that offers swimming, camping, hiking and cross country skiing in the winter. There are three Pennsylvania state parks in Carbon County: Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities , boroughs , townships , and, in the case of Bloomsburg , a town . The following boroughs and townships are located in Carbon County: Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by
1615-664: Is a museum and has been conducting tours since Memorial Day of 1956. The Harry Packer Mansion is a bed and breakfast ; it served as the model for the Haunted Mansion ride at Walt Disney World in Florida. Jim Thorpe is home to the Anthracite Triathlon, an Olympic -distance triathlon open to amateur and professional triathletes. The swimming portion occurs in Mauch Chunk Lake , Which has kayaking and boating rentals for
1700-627: Is a north–south route that runs northeast of town, connecting to PA 115 near the Pocono Raceway , Interstate 476 , and PA 534 in Penn Forest Township . Carbon Transit provides bus service to Jim Thorpe along Route 701, which runs between Coaldale and Palmerton on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and Route 702, which runs between Nesquehoning and Palmerton Monday-Friday. Carbon Transit also operates CT Flex service in Jim Thorpe, Penn Forest Township, and Kidder Township . The town
1785-559: Is a tributary of the Lehigh River . The river's left bank community of East Mauch Chunk , which has more of the houses of modern Jim Thorpe, was settled later to support the short-lived Beaver Creek Railroad, the mines which spawned it, and the logging industry. It came into greater growth when the Lehigh Valley Railroad in 1885 pushed up the valley on the river's east bank to oppose LC&N's effective transportation monopoly over
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#17328559374791870-696: Is served by HPT route 20 ( Hazleton - McAdoo / Kelayres ). Fullington Trailways provides intercity service to Carbon County with stops in Lehighton and Jim Thorpe . Martz Trailways has a stop in Kidder Township near the Pocono interchange of Interstate 476 for service between Scranton , Wilkes-Barre , Allentown , Quakertown , and Philadelphia . This is an Amtrak Thruway route, connecting to Amtrak trains at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. Martz also operates casino bus routes to Atlantic City from
1955-636: Is served by the Reading, Blue Mountain, and Northern Railroad with year-round freight service. Seasonal passenger excursions to and from the town is provided by its subsidiary, the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway. As of the census of 2010, there were 4,781 people, 2,290 households, and 1,468 families residing in the borough. The population density was 332.1 inhabitants per square mile (128.2/km ). There were 2,193 housing units at an average density of 151.6 per square mile (58.5/km ). The racial makeup of
2040-529: The Lehigh Canal opposite Lehighton . Carbon County was created on March 13, 1843, from parts of Northampton and Monroe counties and was named for the extensive deposits of anthracite coal in the region, where it was first discovered in 1791. Early attempts were made to exploit the deposits by Lehigh Coal Mine Company (1792), whose expeditions broke trail and pioneered river bank sites using mule powered technology to log, saw, and build arks to carry bags of coal to Philadelphia with only scant success. In
2125-533: The Lehigh Valley . It connected across a barrier ridge whose waters originated in the saddle -pass where Hazleton was built. The trail became the Lehigh and Susquehanna Turnpike in 1804. PA Route 93 follows this route with the exception of where modern road building capabilities allowed improved positioning. This road cut 90–100 miles (140–160 km) off a trip from Philadelphia to the Wyoming Valley and
2210-808: The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 19.13 miles (30.79 km) were maintained by the borough. U.S. Route 209 , although signed as a north–south route, tends to follow an east–west route in Pennsylvania. In Jim Thorpe and Lehighton, U.S. 209 runs in directions opposite its signage—i.e., northbound U.S. 209 runs southwards and vice versa. It intersects the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension ( Interstate 476 ) east of Lehighton, about 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Jim Thorpe. Pennsylvania Route 903 has its southern terminus at U.S. 209 in Jim Thorpe. It
2295-399: The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 2.60 miles (4.18 km) were maintained by the borough. Pennsylvania Route 93 is the only numbered highway serving Beaver Meadows. It follows Berwick Street and Broad Street along a northwest-southeast alignment through the western and southern portions of the borough. Carbon County, Pennsylvania Carbon County is
2380-629: The Schuylkill River , and the Audenried area in the northwest corner that drains into the Susquehanna River via the Catawissa Creek . The Lehigh River cuts a gorge between Jim Thorpe and White Haven , which hosts the Lehigh Gorge State Park . Carbon County has a humid continental climate ( Dfa/Dfb ) and is mostly in hardiness zone 6b except for the NE part of the county and higher NW areas where it
2465-599: The Stockholm Olympic Stadium in which he won his Olympic medals. On June 24, 2010, one of Jim Thorpe's sons, Jack Thorpe, sued the town for his father's remains, citing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act , which is designed to return Native American artifacts to their tribal homelands. On February 11, 2011, Judge Richard Caputo ruled that Jack Thorpe could not gain any monetary award, nor any amount for attorney's fees in
2550-527: The U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Other unincorporated communities, such as villages, may be listed here as well. The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Carbon County. † county seat 40°55′N 75°42′W / 40.92°N 75.70°W / 40.92; -75.70 Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania Jim Thorpe (known as East and West Mauch Chunk until 1954)
2635-544: The United States Census Bureau , the borough of Jim Thorpe has a total area of 14.9 square miles (38.6 km ), of which 14.6 square miles (37.8 km ) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km ), or 2.15%, is water. Jim Thorpe is 3 miles (5 km) north and upstream of Lehighton , below the Lehigh Gap which sunders Bear Mountain on the east bank from the extended ridge of Mauch Chunk Mountain . The town
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2720-460: The 19th century, Carbon County was the location of trials and executions of the Molly Maguires , an Irish secret society that had been accused of terrorizing the region. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 387 square miles (1,000 km ), of which 381 square miles (990 km ) is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km ) (1.5%) is water. Blue Mountain forms
2805-677: The Beaver Meadows planners assumptions. In 1830, operating managers Josiah White and Erskine Hazard of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company (LC&N Co.) opened new mines, now freed of immediate or further improvement needs of the Lehigh Canal or the Summit Hill and Mauch Chunk Railroad , in the area of present-day Nesquehoning and building a two-mile funicular railway called the Room Run or Rhume Run Railroad to increase volume shipped by
2890-714: The Borough while alive. The municipality then obtained the athlete's remains from his widow and erected a monument to the Oklahoma native, who began his sports career 100 miles (161 kilometres) southwest, as a student at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania . The monument site contains his tomb, two statues of him in athletic poses, and historical markers describing his life story. The grave rests on mounds of soil from Thorpe's native Oklahoma and from
2975-523: The Lehigh Canal , Old Mauch Chunk Historic District , Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway , Asa Packer Mansion , Harry Packer Mansion , Carbon County Jail , Central Railroad of New Jersey Station , and St. Mark's Episcopal Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The former Central Railroad of New Jersey railroad line through the Lehigh gorge and through Jim Thorpe is now operated as
3060-705: The Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma joined the lawsuit, allowing it to continue. On April 19, 2013, Caputo ruled in favor of William and Richard Thorpe, ruling that the borough amounts to a museum under the law. This ruling was reversed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on October 23, 2014. The US Supreme Court refused to hear their appeal on October 5, 2015, assuring that Jim Thorpe's remains will stay in Carbon County . The decision to rename
3145-490: The United States. The Switchback Gravity Railroad Foundation was formed to study the feasibility of preserving and interpreting the remains of the Switchback Gravity Railroad on top of Mount Pisgah. Jim Thorpe is located near the center of Carbon County at 40°52′23″N 75°44′11″W / 40.87306°N 75.73639°W / 40.87306; -75.73639 . In the deeps of the geologic timescale
3230-611: The affordable fuel to meet the young nation's energy demands, the Erie Canal opening, followed by the news of railroad events in Britain in 1825 began whole chains of events spurring industrial production and railroads. In 1826, Colonel William H. Wilson moved to the town and built a tavern. In 1831 James Lamison became citizen No. 3 and also opened a tavern. By that time the Beaver Meadow Railroad and Coal Company had been formed and
3315-428: The age of 18 living with them, 54.80% were married couples living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.70% were non-families. 26.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.20% under
3400-432: The age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 18.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males. Carbon County has long been considered a bellwether county for Pennsylvania statewide elections. In gubernatorial elections, it was perfect from 1952 to 2014. At
3485-408: The average family size was 3.04. The borough population contained 22.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $ 31,058, and
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3570-616: The beginning of the Lehigh Valley Railroad , whose oldest parts, the Beaver Meadows Railroad, were absorbed in 1866. As of the U.S. Census Bureau , there were 968 people, 404 households, and 258 families in the borough. The population density was 3752/sqmi (1449/km). There were 458 housing units at an average density of 1775/sqmi (685/km). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.38% White , 0.10% Native American , 0.21% Asian , 0.21% from other races , and 0.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of
3655-710: The borough after a dead Native American to boost tourism revenues as "crass commercialism" while Thorpe's family called for his remains to be returned to Oklahoma. The history of the 1880s Mauch Chunk is reflected in the architecture that makes up its many 19th century styles. A former resident and architectural historian, Hans Egli, noted the vast range of styles: Federalist , Greek Revival , Second Empire , Romanesque Revival , Queen Anne , and Richardsonian Romanesque . Most of these architectural examples remained protected and intact beneath aluminum or vinyl siding that has since been removed. Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi , renowned Philadelphia architects, conducted
3740-427: The borough center near the Penn Forest Township line. It has a warm-summer humid continental climate ( Dfb ) and average downtown monthly temperatures range from 26.5 °F in January to 71.2 °F in July. PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State U The local hardiness zone is 6a. As of 2019, there were 30.08 miles (48.41 km) of public roads in Jim Thorpe, of which 10.95 miles (17.62 km) were maintained by
3825-472: The borough in 1900 was 4,020; in 1910, it was 3,952. Following the 1953 death of athlete and Olympic medal winner Jim Thorpe , Thorpe's widow and third wife, Patricia, was impatient when, after five months, the planned memorial in Shawnee, Oklahoma had yet to raise the $ 100,000 to honor him. The town's citizens had paid for her, a Thorpe son and Jim's body to be shipped from California, paid and arranged for
3910-496: The borough saw a mixed reaction by the borough's residents, many of whom still refer to the borough as Mauch Chunk. Detractors to the new name claim that the renaming was a "Tourist Lure" and protested that Jim Thorpe had never even set eyes on the borough while he was alive. There were several movements to rename the borough back to Mauch Chunk, first in 1964 after the expected boost in tourism never came and another in 1992 as Jim Thorpe's popularity waned and locals referred to renaming
3995-543: The borough was 98.4% White , 1.6% African American , 1.0% Native American , 1.3% Asian , 1.0% Pacific Islander , 1.0% from other races , and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population. There were 1,967 households, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18, 50.6% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who
4080-625: The commonwealth constitution. In 1826, Mauch Chunk, which is present-day Jim Thorpe , and other townships were split out of Lausanne and the center of that township was moved northwards. In 1843, Banks Township was organized, and incorporated the small settlement of Beaver Meadows within its larger girth. In 1812, the secrets of burning anthracite were mostly yet to be discovered, revealed, and promoted (widely publicized) by Josiah White and Erskine Hazard but blacksmiths were several decades into knowing how to use it as an auxiliary fuel to complement bituminous or charcoal in forge fires, so by 1813
4165-429: The community was attacked by Native Americans. In the late 1780s, the county's settlement at Lehigh Gap failed, and colonizers did not return for a decade, in the late 1780s. In 1791, a homesteader, Phillip Ginter, hunting on Sharp Mountain along Pisgah Mountain discovered a black tone coal outcropping, and conveyed a chunk of it to Weissport . Lehigh Coal Mine Company (LCMC) operations had managed to open up
4250-516: The company. The two railroads contended for the same space. At one point, both companies put armed men into the field, but an amicable settlement was reached but for a rate dispute to break out. This resulted in a resolve to build the railroad all the way to Easton, but a deal was reached after the railroad reached past Mauch Chunk to Parryville , where auxiliary barge loading facilities were built. The earliest settlement in Banks Township [of 1886]
4335-459: The county in 2000. George W. Bush defeated Democrat John Kerry 49.99% to 48.81%, or a margin of 296 votes, in 2004. Since then, Carbon County has trended Republican relative to the state as a whole; in the 2008 presidential election , John McCain outperformed in Carbon County by 8.5% relative to the state. In the 2012 presidential election , Mitt Romney outperformed by 12.9% relative to
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#17328559374794420-461: The county was 97.82% White , 0.60% Black or African American , 0.16% Native American , 0.31% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.32% from other races , and 0.76% from two or more races. 1.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 29.4% were of German , 10.1% Irish , 9.2% Italian , 7.9% American , 6.6% Slovak , 6.0% Polish and 5.8% Ukrainian ancestry. There were 23,701 households, out of which 28.70% had children under
4505-498: The east via Spring Mountain Road, where Beaver Creek ends in confluence with Hazel Creek begetting Black Creek . In 1800, Lausanne was created to provide local government for what is essentially all of present-day Carbon County, Pennsylvania ; the eventual townships of East Penn, Lausanne, Mahoning, Banks, Towamensing, Lower Towamensing and Penn Forest; Pennsylvania townships being the most rural of organized municipal governments under
4590-546: The entire frontier area above Blue Mountain , which while a valued hunting territory was considered less favorable to Indian settlements. Beaver Meadow is at an elevation of 1,598 feet (487 m) above sea level in the valley of Beaver Creek, north of Spring Mountain, part of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians . According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km), all of it land. Beaver Meadows began as
4675-472: The funeral service at St. Benedict's Catholic church, and paid for the mausoleum costs at Fairview Cemetery. Then Gov. Johnston Murray vetoed a bill which would contribute funds to the erection of the memorial at Athletic Park. On Sept. 1st Mrs. Thorpe, saying she feared Jim would be buried in a potter's field, shipped the body to Tulsa where she said the Chamber of Commerce was going to build a proper memorial, which
4760-553: The head of the canal's upper works, referred to as the Grand Lehigh Canal, whose navigations shortened the Lehigh Gorge, now located in the Lehigh Gorge State Park route, cutting the distance from Philadelphia to Wilkes-Barre and the Wyoming Valley coal deposits by over 100 miles (160 km). This placed Mauch Chunk in the center of a nexus of transportation in country tough to travel through. When floods wiped out many of
4845-449: The improvements making the one-way Lehigh Navigations in 1818, and travel Lehigh River downstream grew steadily safer. By the end of 1820, the new Lehigh Canal , still rough and unfinished, nonetheless enabled a record 365 long-tons to be shipped to Philadelphia . By 1823, steady shipments allowed self-funding and the canal was being re-engineered and a gradual conversion begun into a system with two-way locks; its success in providing
4930-590: The lands of Carbon County and Beaver Meadows area were part of Northampton County , one of the three original counties of Pennsylvania, a county as big as New Jersey. the 1790s Warrior's Path was widened into a cart road some called the Lausanne-Nescopeck Road as Moravians increased their connections with the St. John's settlement in the Nescopeck Creek valley. In 1804, business interests desiring to ship timber to energy-hungry settlements raised money for
5015-502: The lawsuit and that for the lawsuit to continue other members of the Thorpe family and the Sac and Fox Nation would have to join him as plaintiffs. Before Jack Thorpe could respond to the ruling he died at the age of 73 on February 22, 2011. Because of his death his representatives were given more time to respond to the ruling. On May 2, 2011, William and Richard Thorpe, Jim Thorpe's remaining sons and
5100-454: The median income for a family was $ 42,500. Males had a median income of $ 30,000 versus $ 20,417 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 17,296. About 4.4% of families and 7.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over. As of 2013, there were 3.63 miles (5.84 km) of public roads in Beaver Meadows, of which 1.03 miles (1.66 km) were maintained by
5185-472: The mouth area of the Nesquehoning Creek by 1800. This area became known as Lausanne, or Lausanne Landing, after the inn and tavern built there called Landing Tavern. An Amerindian trail crossed the stream near the confluence with Jean's Run and the camp grounds of their boat builders, climbing northwestwards along a traverse to the next water gap west, eroded into the southern flank of Broad Mountain in
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#17328559374795270-449: The mouth of Nesquehoning Creek on the Lehigh River in the hamlet and township of Lausanne about nine miles south on the other side of Broad Mountain . In the 1790s, a large tract of land was registered in the name of tbdl and a few farm houses dotted the valley until in 1812, anthracite coal was discovered in the vicinity of Junedale, a bedroom suburb neighborhood a 1.33 miles (2.14 km) west of Beaver Meadows proper. In 1752,
5355-630: The northern sections of the Coal Region . In 1827, Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company , based in present-day Jim Thorpe , launched the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway , the nation's second operating railroad. The Beaver Meadow Railroad and Coal Company , also located in Carbon County, was the first railway to operate steam locomotives as traction engines and prime movers in the United States. The Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway connected mines west of Beaver Meadows and Weatherly to
5440-573: The organization, Anita Shapolsky exhibits abstract artists and contemporary artworks during the summer, and provides educational programs for children. In 2022, an upstart pro lacrosse league, the Professional Box Lacrosse Association announced a franchise called the Jim Thorpe All Americans would be based there. However, no arena has yet been announced. Other American cities with a personal name and surname as
5525-407: The population. There were 404 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.1% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and
5610-407: The presidential level, Carbon County has also been a bellwether for Pennsylvania until recently with only one miss (the 1960 presidential election ) between 1916 presidential election and the 2000 presidential election , and with a margin within 3.5 points of the statewide margin in every election from 1940 to 2000 except 1964 (5.3% more Democratic) and 1976 (6.9% more Democratic). Al Gore carried
5695-458: The public to use as well as a beach. The bike course takes riders through the mining towns of Summit Hill, Nesquehoning , Lansford and Jim Thorpe. The running portion of the course is generally along the former alignment of a historic switchback railroad . The Anita Shapolsky Art Foundation was established at 20 West Broadway, in a 10,000-square-foot (930 m ) 1859 former Presbyterian church, in Jim Thorpe in 1998. There, through
5780-453: The railway along the surveyed right of way. Strong-armed by LC&N Co., the company got a change in charter and continued downstream along the Lehigh until LC&N Co. blinked and granted acceptable shipping rate terms. In 1835 they contracted for the first wood-burning steam locomotives to operate in Northampton and Carbon counties, which began operations in 1836. They also demonstrated that
5865-577: The region, which extended across to northwest Wilkes-Barre at Pittston on the Susquehanna River / Pennsylvania Canal . After the Pennsylvania Canal Commission smoothed the way, Lehigh Coal & Navigation built the Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad (L&S) from Pittston to Ashley , building the Ashley Planes inclined railway and linked that by rail from Mountain Top to White Haven at
5950-416: The river slack water at 540 feet (160 m) above sea level—720 feet (219.5 m) to the town's upper streets, all below the western peak of Mount Pisgah, which tops out at 1,519 feet (463.0 m) above sea level. The elevation of the Borough of Jim Thorpe ranges from 540 feet (160 m) at Broadway and Hazard Square downtown to 1,700 feet (520 m) above sea level 3 miles (5 km) northeast of
6035-416: The southern boundary of Carbon County. The northeast area of the county is located in the Pocono Mountains and the northwest area includes portions of Broad and Spring mountains . The county is drained by the Lehigh River except for a small area in western Packer Township and the borough of Lansford that are drained by the Still Creek and Panther Creek, respectively, into the Little Schuylkill River and
6120-679: The state's third-largest city, and 117 miles (188 km) west of New York City , the nation's largest city. The county seat is Jim Thorpe , which was founded in 1818 as Mauch Chunk. The Lehigh River , a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River , flows through Carbon County. In 1745, the first colonial settlement in Carbon County was established by a Moravian mission in Gnadenhutten, in present-day Lehighton . By 1752, increased hostility between colonialists and Native Americans put Gnadenhutten at risk for attack; in 1755,
6205-868: The state. In the 2020 presidential election , Donald Trump won the county overwhelmingly with 65.4% of the vote, the largest presidential victory in the county of any presidential candidate since Lyndon Johnson 's landslide in 1964 presidential election . As of February 7, 2024, there were 43,217 registered voters in the county. There are 21,871 (50.61%) registered Republicans , 14,592 (33.76%) registered Democrats , 4,723 (10.93%) voters registered non-affiliated voters, and 2,031 (4.70%) voters registered to other parties . Chart of Voter Registration School districts include: Carbon Career and Technical Institute, public school located in Jim Thorpe The public and private K-12 schools in Carbon County are served by Carbon-Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21. Mauch Chunk Lake
6290-529: The stop. Jake Arner Memorial Airport in Lehighton provides general aviation. The nearest commercial passenger service is at Lehigh Valley International Airport or Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport . As of the 2000 census, there were 58,802 people, 23,701 households, and 16,424 families residing in the county. The population density was 154 people per square mile (59 people/km ). There were 30,492 housing units at an average density of 80 units per square mile (31/km ). The racial makeup of
6375-419: The twisted folds of four near-parallel ridgelines, created a level region whose settlements became the relatively flat lands on either bank of the Lehigh. The ridgelines, which run east-northeast to west-southwest, are (from north to south) Broad, Nesquehoning, Pisgah, and Mauch Chunk ridges (or Mountains)—each of which runs over 15 miles (24.1 km) west to the gaps cut by the Schuylkill River . According to
6460-472: The two shorelines of the Lehigh River occupied by the 19th-century towns of Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk were situated on the bottom of an ancient river-fed tarn , a mountain lake which filled the valley on the west bank and covered the relative flatlands on the east bank. The muddy bottom of that high tarn (the range then rivaling the Himalayas in size), where the waters pooled at a lower elevation amongst
6545-486: The upper Lehigh Canal works in 1861, the L&;S Railroad was extended through the gap to supplant the canal, and the so-called switchback-twisted backtrack through Avoca , with the improved engines of the day, enabled two-way steam locomotive traction and traffic despite the steep grades. Owner LC&N Company's headquarters was built across the street in Mauch Chunk from the L&S Railroad's stylish brick passenger station that
6630-425: The whole East Coast . Canal shipping was eventually replaced by railroad shipping. The town grew slowly in its first decade, then rapidly around 1818 grew larger as it became an anthracite coal -shipping center. (The other large city with growing coal mining in the region was Scranton , with a population of over 140,000.) Mauch Chunk is on a Lehigh River west side (right bank) flat where Mahoning Creek enters and
6715-452: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.93. In the borough, the population was spread out, with 21.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males. The median income for
6800-612: Was founded by Josiah White and his two partners, founders of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company (LC&N). The town would be the lower terminus of a gravity railroad , the Summit Hill & Mauch Chunk Railroad , which would bring coal to the head of the LC&N Lehigh Canal for transshipment to the confluence of the Delaware River , 43 kilometres (26.7 mi) downstream at Easton. It would thereby ship LC&N's coal to Philadelphia , Trenton , New York City , and other large cities in New Jersey and Delaware , and by ocean to
6885-465: Was founded in 1818 as Mauch Chunk ( / ˌ m ɔː k ˈ tʃ ʌ ŋ k / ), a name derived from the term Mawsch Unk , meaning Bear Place in Unami , the language of the native Lenape , possibly a reference to Bear Mountain, an extension of Mauch Chunk Ridge that resembled a sleeping bear, or perhaps the original profile of the ridge, which has since been changed heavily by 220 years of mining. The company town
6970-549: Was made in that portion which was in 1897 set off to form the borough of Beaver Meadow. The township was contained within the territory of Lausanne until January, 1842, when it was separately organized, being named in honor of Judge Banks, then on the bench of Northampton county, of which Carbon formed a part until 1843. The Beaver Meadow Railroad & Coal Company bought 200 acres (81 ha) and subcontracted coal operations to A.H. VanCleve and Co. opening their own mines. By 1833, they began local operations and construction of
7055-400: Was not true. When she heard that the boroughs of Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk were desperately seeking to attract business, she made a deal with civic officials. According to Jim Thorpe's son, Jack, Patricia was motivated by money in seeking the deal. The two cross-river boroughs merged in 1954 and renamed the new municipality Jim Thorpe in his honor, despite Thorpe never setting foot in
7140-433: Was soon boarding passengers onto trains from New York and Philadelphia to Buffalo . The Central Railroad of New Jersey eventually took over the L&S and the station. The Lehigh Valley Railroad arrived on the river's east bank at East Mauch Chunk in 1855., Mauch Chunk was the location of one of the trials of the Molly Maguires in 1876, which resulted in the hanging of four men found guilty of murder. The population of
7225-402: Was subscribing stock. It was chartered on April 13, 1830, and the industrial revolution was about to begin using Beaver Meadows as a center. The company laid tracks down the valleys from Beaver and Black Creeks, the tributaries dumped into the Lehigh below and near Penn Haven Junction where the railroad expected to ship to the Lehigh Canal. Room Run Railroad was occupying space assumed free by
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