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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DBW_this-house-1844-a-d_Jim-Thorpe-PA.html
This house (1844 A.D.) is the oldest complete and unchanged home existing from the early history of Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe). Built as a parsonage by the Rev. Webster, famous pastor of the Presbyterian church, the home was certified as oldest …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DBU_backtrack-trestle_Summit-Hill-PA.html
Backtrack Trestle. Renaissance Historic Site. At the corner of Pine and Ludlow, an important part of the Switchback Gravity Railroad was completed around 1844. Upon returning from Mauch Chunk, empty mine cars began their Summit Hill descent east o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DBS_betty-mullen-brey_Lehighton-PA.html
Betty Mullen Brey. Road to the Olympics. 1947 Began formal training Allentown & New York City YMCA . 1948 Qualified for Olympic trials at age 15 Detroit, MI placed 15 out of 36 competitors . 1951 Pan American games Buenos Aires, Argentina gold m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BTX_carl-wolter-iii-playground_Parryville-PA.html
Growing up in Parryville, Carl learned valuable life lessons by playing. In high school, he was the javelin state champion; at Penn State he became an All-American in Track & Field and is the record holder for javelin in the college Big Ten Conf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BTW_parryville-historic-district_Lehighton-PA.html
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BTC_world-war-memorial-a-war-memorial_Parryville-PA.html
This memorial
erected and dedicated
in honor of the Boys of
Parryville
who served in the World War.
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Russel Smith · Raymond McClellan☆
Gerald Eshleman ·…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM274D_james-francis-thorpe_Jim-Thorpe-PA.html
"Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world."
King Gustav V of Sweden
Born in Oklahoma Territory in 1888, Jim Thorpe was a member of the Sac and Fox tribe. Prophetically named Wa-tho-huck (Bright Path) by his mother, he was to permanently …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM273P_the-professional-sportsman_Jim-Thorpe-PA.html
[Center inset quote reads]
"Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world."
King Gustav V of Sweden
Legend has made a tragic figure of Jim Thorpe, blighted by his Olympic heartbreak, but in fact, after the initial shock had passed, he went on …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM272U_the-1912-olympics_Jim-Thorpe-PA.html
Jim's dominance over his intercollegiate rivals in football was paralleled by his records as a member of the Carlisle track team. He ran sprints, he ran hurdles and he ran distance races. He high jumped and he broad jumped. He threw the javelin, h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM271P_a-vigorous-youth_Jim-Thorpe-PA.html
"Our lives were lived in the open," he remembered, "winter and summer. We were never in the house when we could be out of it. And we played hard. I emphasize this because boys and girls who would grow up physically fit adults must lay the foundati…