List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Carbon County

This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Carbon County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Carbon County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 11 historical markers located in Carbon County.^[1]

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
Carbon County		June 13, 1982	County Courthouse, Broadway & Susquehanna Sts., Jim Thorpe 40°51′49″N 75°44′17″W / 40.8637°N 75.73802°W / 40.8637; -75.73802 (Carbon County)	City	Environment, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Native American
Fort Allen		July 14, 1947	U.S. 209 in Franklin Twp. (near Weissport), near Wachovia Bank 40°49′51″N 75°41′45″W / 40.83081°N 75.69591°W / 40.83081; -75.69591 (Fort Allen)	Roadside	Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Fort Allen Well		May 25, 1971	Weisport Borough Park opposite 112-116 Franklin St., Weissport 40°49′47″N 75°42′09″W / 40.82966°N 75.70248°W / 40.82966; -75.70248 (Fort Allen Well)	City	French & Indian War, Environment, Forts, Military
Gnadenhuetten		May 25, 1971	Penn Street in Lehighton, just north of Boro. Garage	Roadside	Early Settlement, Native American, Religion
Molly Maguire Executions		September 9, 2006	at Old Carbon County Jail, Broadway, Jim Thorpe	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Government & Politics 19th Century, Labor
Packer Mansion		May 14, 1971	Susquehanna St. (US 209) at park near railroad station, Jim Thorpe 40°51′48″N 75°44′16″W / 40.86324°N 75.73777°W / 40.86324; -75.73777 (Packer Mansion)	Roadside	Buildings, Mansions & Manors, Professions & Vocations
Philip Ginter		May 27, 1991	Ludlow Park on E Penn St., Summit Hill 40°49′28″N 75°52′24″W / 40.8244°N 75.87324°W / 40.8244; -75.87324 (Philip Ginter)	City	Business & Industry, Coal
Switchback Railroad		May 25, 1971	SR 3012, 3 miles SW of Jim Thorpe 40°50′38″N 75°48′22″W / 40.8438°N 75.80616°W / 40.8438; -75.80616 (Switchback Railroad)	Roadside	Railroads, Transportation
Walking Purchase		May 25, 1971	Interchange Rd.(US 209) near Rock St. and Main Rd., 1.5 miles E of Weissport 40°50′19″N 75°40′33″W / 40.8386°N 75.67585°W / 40.8386; -75.67585 (Walking Purchase)	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American, Paths & Trails
Walking Purchase		April 22, 1948	PA 903 near Maury Rd. (SR 2017), 2 miles NE of Jim Thorpe 40°53′43″N 75°41′26″W / 40.89526°N 75.69046°W / 40.89526; -75.69046 (Walking Purchase)	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American
Walking Purchase		April 22, 1949	Pa. 903, 2 miles NE of Jim Thorpe	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, Native American

See also

• List of Pennsylvania state historical markers
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

References

External links

• Pennsylvania Historical Marker Program
• Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission

This page was last edited on 15 March 2024, at 00:42