Historic Sites in Bowmanstown, PA

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The Harry Packer Mansion Inn in Jim Thorpe, PA is a paradise tucked in between three mountains. The inn is just ...

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Come tour this lovely Italianate villa that was the mansion of railroad tycoon and philanthropist Asa Packer. The h...

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On June 21, 1877, four "Molly Maguires," an alleged secret society of Irish mine-workers, were hanged here....

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It focuses on such topics as the Lenape Indians, the discovery and mining of "black diamonds" (coal), the settl...

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The Carbon County Jail in historic Mauch Chunk is an excellent example of 19th-century prison constructio...

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First Marker: The Self Made Man "...there is no distinction to which any young man may not aspier, and with energy, d...

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"A few miles above Easton, the Lehigh was pocked with white water at alomst every turning. To navigate it seemed impo...

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This black diamond is a piece of the mammoth coal vein found in the Panther Valley. It was placed here on August 28, ...

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Constructed in 1868, the Central Railroad of New Jersey Station was designed by the firm of Wilson Brothe...

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Southern face: To all the Brave Defenders of the Union from the County of Carbon. Appomattox, 1865. Northern face: Wi...

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Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Congressman. He commanded three different Pennsylvania infantry un...

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Flow is a destination restaurant and art gallery located in a circa 1800â€™s stone factory with an underground stream...

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Formed March 6, 1812 from part of Northampton County and named for the Lehigh River. Home of George Taylor, signer of...

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Erection begun, 1758; enlarged and altered in 19th century. Considered one of the best inns of its time. Here many no...

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Whitefield House, planned by George Whitefield in 1740 when he obtained 5,000 acres of land for a Negro school and be...

Asa Packer Mansion