Jim Thorpe in Carbon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Jim Thorpe (Wa-tho-huck)

1888 - 1953

— "The Spirit of Thunder and Lightning" —

Jim Thorpe (Wa-tho-huck) Memorial Mausoleum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018

1. Jim Thorpe (Wa-tho-huck) Memorial Mausoleum

Inscription.

"Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world"
King Gustav, Stockholm Sweden, 1912 Olympics

[Athletic engravings on mausoleum]
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Jim Thorpe's Indian name, Wa-tho-huck, means
"Path lit up at night by a bolt of lightning."

Constructed by the students
of
Carbon County Area Vocational Technical School
Dedicated the Twenty-third Day of May, 1998

Erected 1957 by Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Man-Made Features • Sports. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1998.

Location. 40° 53.083′ N, 75° 43.531′ W. Marker is in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County. It is on North Street (Pennsylvania Route 903) 0.1 miles 13th Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Jim Thorpe Memorial, Jim Thorpe PA 18229, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region

and in the Pocono Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: James Francis Thorpe (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named James Francis Thorpe (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named James Francis Thorpe (within shouting distance of this marker); The Professional Sportsman (within shouting distance of this marker); The 1912 Olympics (within shouting distance of this marker); A Vigorous Youth (within shouting distance of this marker); The Carlisle Years (within shouting distance of this marker); Waterborne Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jim Thorpe.

Related markers.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018

2. Jim Thorpe (Wa-tho-huck) Memorial Mausoleum

Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . .
1. Jim Thorpe. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 4, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Battle over athlete Jim Thorpe’s burial site continues. The Washington Post website entry, 2012 (Submitted on April 18, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018

3. Jim Thorpe (Wa-tho-huck) Memorial Mausoleum

“The Spirit of Thunder and Lightning” Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018

4. “The Spirit of Thunder and Lightning” Marker

“The Spirit of Thunder and Lightning” Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018

5. “The Spirit of Thunder and Lightning” Sculpture

via Wikipedia, 1912

6. Jim Thorpe

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 746 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 18, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 6. submitted on February 4, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.