Jim Thorpe in Carbon County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mine Museum Project
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018
1. Mine Museum Project Marker
Citing tourism as an important tool in economic prosperity, Boyle's 1982 story announced plans to develop a mine museum in Lansford. "If this succeeds to the extent that we contemplate, it will mark the beginning of a new era of prosperity for this economically hard-hit region," said a fictional promoter in Boyle's story.
Today, visitors to the Wash Shanty Mine Museum are introduced to the difficult and dangerous occupation of the men who worked coal shaft No. 9 in Lansford and to the vanished lifestyle of their families.
Erected by Carbon County.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1982.
Location. 40° 51.839′ N, 75° 44.245′ W. Marker is in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County. It is at the intersection of Packer Hill Avenue and Hazard Square, on the right when traveling west on Packer Hill Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Lehigh Ave, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Train Museum Project (here, next to this marker); Molly Maguire Film (here, next to this marker); Dam Across Mauch Chunk Creek (here, next to this marker); April Fools!
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 9, 2018
2. Joe Boyle Plaza
Credits. This page was last revised on July 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
