The town's former name is Mauch Chunk. Coal, canals, and railroads played a major role in its history.
"The Carbon County Courthouse, located in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, was built on April 27, 1893. The winning bid went to the architect Herman Riebe at a cost of 81,250 dollars.
The completed courthouse was opened in May 1894. This was to be the main courthouse for Carbon County and the 3rd such courthouse for the town itself. It was based on the design of the Big Ben Clock tower in London, England. Many of the features inside the courthouse featured many ornate pieces including: fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, stained glass, ornate English Wainscoting, adamant wall plaster and Mintons Tile that ordained the hallways. The exterior was based on the Romanesque architecture revival and sandstone from Rockport, in Northern Carbon County. The brass bell in the tower was cast at McShane Bell Foundry Baltimore, Maryland from an earlier cast in 1844 weighing in at 2,122 lbs. Before this present day courthouse for the county seat, there was the 1st courthouse, which was basically the converted Company Store Building or "Old Store". Donated over to the town itself from the founders of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, it was revamped into a courthouse in 1843. Housing the county row offices on the 1st floor and the courtroom on the 2nd Floor.
Jim Thorpe is a borough and the county seat of Carbon County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
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.
It is historically known as the burial site of the body of Native American sports legend Jim Thorpe." - info from Wikipedia.
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