COMING Spring 2022! Coal Cracker Tour- includes a 90 minute guided trolley tour of the No. 9 Mine in Lansford, a stop at the a local strip mine, stop the Lehigh Gorge train tunnel, and a souvenir piece of anthracite coal. - Jim Thorpe Trolley Co.
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Coal Cracker Tour- includes a 90 minute guided trolley tour of the No. 9 Mine in Lansford, a stop at the a local strip mine, stop the Lehigh Gorge train tunnel, and a souvenir piece of anthracite coal. Duration: 3 hours. Book Now. Jim Thorpe local Pub/Dinner Tour $25.00. Local pub and dinner trolley. 6:30-10:30pm, $25 Pickup at the Courthouse.
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NER Notes. This is a 204 mile route that starts and finishes in the beautiful Victorian town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, and winds its way through PA 125 (Gold Mine Road) and the region’s Coal Country. Jim Thorpe is nicknamed Switzerland of America, due to its picturesque scenery in the heart of the mountains and its architecture.
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A Scenic Summer Soiree ~ Jim Thorpe, PA. Asa Packer Mansion ~ Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway ~ Old Jail Museum ~ No. 9 Coal and Mine Museum ~ Bear Mountain Butterfly Sanctuary ~ Stabin Museum Cafe Arielle. Two Day Tour ~ August 13-14, 2021.
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Here, visitors can tour the jail and hanging site of the seven accused coal miners known as the Mollies in the 1870s, complete reconstructed gallows and the mysterious,
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YEARS. IN BUSINESS. (570) 325-4941. 1 Susquehanna Dr. Jim Thorpe, PA 18229. 2. Hazleton Shaft Corp. Coal Miners Shippers Mining Companies. (570) 450-0900.
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2008-8-11 I Discovered an Abandoned Coal Mine Near Jim Thorpe. I was out hiking on Sunday in Jim Thorpe. Mount Pisgah is a favorite spot to sit on the rocks and veg out overlooking the Lehigh Gorge. The top of this mountain range between Jim Thorpe Nesquehoning has been ripped apart due to strip mining long ago but at Mount Pisgah, there is a great ...
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If you are ever traveling on route 81 through Pennsylvania and are looking for a interesting and informative distraction, the No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum is worth a
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The No. 9 Coal mine was opened in 1855, but its origin traces back ten years earlier. The Mine was operated until 1972. At that time, it was the world's longest running anthracite coal mine. Visitors to the mine ride 1,600 feet along rail into the mountain. They can examine the miners' hospital, the mule-way, and the original 900-foot elevator shaft. Also on the grounds is the "Wash Shanty ...
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2021-10-9 Arts Culture, Family Fun, Historic Sites Museums, Holiday Seasonal, Leisure, Shopping Fun, Tours Event Venue Name Old Jail Museum Address 128 West Broadway Jim Thorpe, PA 18229. Get Directions . Phone (570) 325-5259 Website theoldjailmuseum Share
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NER Notes. This is a 204 mile route that starts and finishes in the beautiful Victorian town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, and winds its way through PA 125 (Gold Mine Road) and the region’s Coal Country. Jim Thorpe is nicknamed Switzerland of America, due to its picturesque scenery in the heart of the mountains and its architecture.
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A Scenic Summer Soiree ~ Jim Thorpe, PA. Asa Packer Mansion ~ Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway ~ Old Jail Museum ~ No. 9 Coal and Mine Museum ~ Bear Mountain Butterfly Sanctuary ~ Stabin Museum Cafe Arielle. Two Day Tour ~ August 13-14, 2021.
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YEARS. IN BUSINESS. (570) 325-4941. 1 Susquehanna Dr. Jim Thorpe, PA 18229. 2. Hazleton Shaft Corp. Coal Miners Shippers Mining Companies. (570) 450-0900.
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2008-8-11 I Discovered an Abandoned Coal Mine Near Jim Thorpe. I was out hiking on Sunday in Jim Thorpe. Mount Pisgah is a favorite spot to sit on the rocks and veg out overlooking the Lehigh Gorge. The top of this mountain range between Jim Thorpe Nesquehoning has been ripped apart due to strip mining long ago but at Mount Pisgah, there is a great ...
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The No. 9 Coal mine was opened in 1855, but its origin traces back ten years earlier. The Mine was operated until 1972. At that time, it was the world's longest running anthracite coal mine. Visitors to the mine ride 1,600 feet along rail into the mountain. They can
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Tours are given each hour between 11:00am and 3:00pm. No. 9 Coal Mine is located at 9 Dock St., Lansford, PA 18232. You can find out more information about the mine and museum by calling (570) 645-7074, by emailing [email protected], or
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2017-6-14 Coal Mines Near Philly to Tour. Lackawanna Coal Mine- Scranton Take a 3-4 minute ride downhill in a mining car to enter Lackawanna Coal Mine. Once inside, the walking portion of the tour is about a half mile long in the 53 degree mine. Unlike most caves, this coal mine is somewhat handicap accessible- call before you go for more information.
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2021-8-25 Took a tour of the Number Nine Coal Mine in Lansford, PA - near Jim Thorpe, PA a few weeks back - I can not more highly recommend a visit. ... Looks like the mine motor used on the tour is an original battery motor. There's a separate thread on a Mancha Mule battery motor.
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Overlooking the Lehigh #1 (Jim Thorpe) Overlooking the Lehigh #2 (Jim Thorpe) Mauch Chunk Train Station (Jim Thorpe) Lehigh River Gorge bike path (Jim Thorpe) Inn at Jim Thorpe: Oneida Breaker, c. 1900: Alaska Breaker (outside Shamokin), pre 1950's: Aristes Band, c. 1905-1910: Blackwood mine coal bucket, c. 1907: Blackwood mining, c. 1907
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2021-10-9 Arts Culture, Family Fun, Historic Sites Museums, Holiday Seasonal, Leisure, Shopping Fun, Tours Event Venue Name Old Jail Museum Address 128 West Broadway Jim Thorpe, PA 18229. Get Directions . Phone (570) 325-5259 Website theoldjailmuseum Share
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YEARS. IN BUSINESS. (570) 325-4941. 1 Susquehanna Dr. Jim Thorpe, PA 18229. 2. Hazleton Shaft Corp. Coal Miners Shippers Mining Companies. (570) 450-0900.
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2008-8-11 I Discovered an Abandoned Coal Mine Near Jim Thorpe. I was out hiking on Sunday in Jim Thorpe. Mount Pisgah is a favorite spot to sit on the rocks and veg out overlooking the Lehigh Gorge. The top of this mountain range between Jim Thorpe Nesquehoning has been ripped apart due to strip mining long ago but at Mount Pisgah, there is a great ...
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2011-2-8 A Walking Tour of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. Doug Gelbert. 5.0 • 1 Rating; $0.99 ... The rock was anthracite and Weiss formed the Lehigh Coal Mine Company in 1792 to purchase some 10,000 acres of land in around Summit Hill. ... And that would be it for building in Mauch Chunk. The coal industry collapsed in the early 1900s and the coming of ...
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2020-10-18 Later on, in 1953, it was renamed after the Olympian athlete Jim Thorpe. Its fame is really attributed to the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company which laid out the land and then built the first industrial railroad in the US. The booming local coal mining industry that followed allowed for the quick expansion of the town, its economy and tourism.
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2016-6-29 Jim Thorpe is a small city in the Poconos region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the county of Carbon (because this is coal country). It is nestled between three mountains, Broad Mountain, Pocono Mountain and Bear Mountain (used Peakery to figure that out). The original name of the town was Mauch Chunk, which means Bear Mountain in Munsee.
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Tours are given each hour between 11:00am and 3:00pm. No. 9 Coal Mine is located at 9 Dock St., Lansford, PA 18232. You can find out more information about the mine and museum by calling (570) 645-7074, by emailing [email protected], or
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In serving our members, the Jim Thorpe Tourism Agency is mindful of our town’s rich history and the interest we all have in understanding and preserving it. It also serves as a source of inspiration as we learn from our predecessors’ vision and sense of the possibilities, and their perseverance and steadfastness through difficult times.
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1981-3-22 Jim Thorpe (population about 5,000) is on the Lehigh River about 30 miles upstream from Allentown, Pa. The town is at the fringe of the western Poconos, but shares in the heritage of the ...
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2021-11-3 Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine Steam Train. , Ashland. Pioneer Tunnel is a tourist attraction located in Ashland, PA. The tourist attraction has a coal mine tour, steam train ride, a gift shop, and food shop. The Coal Mine Tour is described as a horizontal drift mine. Its level tunnel runs 1800 feet straight into the side of the Mahanoy Mountain.
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A Walking Tour of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania by Doug Gelbert PDF Download Released: [1 decade ago] Download A Walking Tour of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania - Doug Gelbert (PDF, ePub, Mobi) Free, There is no better way to see America than on foot.And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour.
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