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

The Dimmick House

Built 1871

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 5, 2019

1. The Dimmick House Marker

Inscription. This Italianate Victorian townhouse was the home of U.S. Congressman Milo M. Dimmick and his family. His son Milton founded the Dimmick Memorial Library in Old Mauch Chunk in their memory.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics.

Location. 40° 51.847′ N, 75° 44.5′ W. Marker is in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County. It is at the intersection of Broadway and Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jim Thorpe PA 18229, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: galerie b (a few steps from this marker); Timeline of the Mauch Chunk Opera House (within shouting distance of this marker); Timeline of the Marion Hose Co. No. 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); General Charles Albright Mansion (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); National War Savings Campaign of 1918 (about 600 feet away); This House (1844 A.D.) (about 600 feet away); Race to the Mill (about 700 feet away); Stone Row (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jim Thorpe.

Also see . . .
1. Dimmick Memorial Library. (Submitted on December 23, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Milo Melancthon Dimmick at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on December 23, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 5, 2019

2. The Dimmick House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,531 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2020, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.