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

Stone Row

— 1849 —

Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 16, 2025

1. Stone Row Marker

Inscription. National Register of Historic Places

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 40° 51.789′ N, 75° 44.371′ W. Marker is in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, in Carbon County. It is on Race Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 34-36 Race St, 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: Race to the Mill

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(a few steps from this marker); National War Savings Campaign of 1918 (within shouting distance of this marker); General Charles Albright Mansion (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); From Mountain to Market (about 400 feet away); Anthracite (about 400 feet away); Mauch Chunk Railroad Station (about 500 feet away); Packer Mansion (about 500 feet away); Carbon County (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jim Thorpe.

Also see . . . Old Mauch Chunk Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.

"Stone Row" This range of 16 houses was built by Asa Packer for the engineers and foreman working on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, There exact date is not known but the predate was the 1849 fire.

(Submitted on March 16, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Stone Row Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, March 16, 2025

2. Stone Row Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 135 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.