Travels Through Northeast Pennsylvania: Historic Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe Court House and Souvenir Shop.

As a local resident I dread driving through Jim Thorpe on busy weekends and I very rarely spend time walking around this neighboring town. People seem to love it though and travel long distances to visit this historic town. Events are happening all the time and to keep up to date on what is going on you can visit this link Jim Thorpe. History, architecture and trains are what seem to bring tourists in and if you are interested in one or more of these items this town might be for you. The towns name was changed from Mauch Chunk to Jim Thorpe years ago in honor of the Olympian who still calls this town home. Currently you can still visit Jim Thorpe's grave on the opposite side of the river, but there has been controversy surrounding his final resting place and in the future Mr. Thorpe may be moved. Asa Packer the founder of Lehigh University also called this town home and his mansion can be toured if you do decide to visit. The Molly Maguires also had an influence on this town in the past as well.
For me this trip today was short and sweet. Historic Jim Thorpe is just not for me. I hope you enjoy the photos below and if you are interested in finding more about the town check out the link above and visit it for yourself. There is much more to see and learn about than I am willing to add to my blog, but I did want to give this town a mention because of all of the tourists that do come to visit. I mentioned train rides during my Glen Onoco blog and this is where you can catch the train. Photos below will show you the train station and the prices are listed in the one pic. Prices may vary from year to year and the rides are generally only available on weekends. I will warn you that on some busy summer weekends the traffic can be backed up enough that you may be waiting two hours to get into town. Remember this too, if you are going to be traveling through Jim Thorpe to get to other destinations in the Lehigh Gorge.