On a recent trip to go white water rafting in Jim Thorpe, PA, we stopped to take these pictures of downtown Jim Thorpe, PA
In the picture below we see the entrance to the Carbon County Courthouse:
In this picture here we see a fuller picture of the Carbon County Courthouse:
Carbon County sign giving a brief description of the county and its historical reliance on anthracite coal:
A picture of the Lehigh River flowing through Jim Thorpe:
Picture of the old hotel in Jim Thorpe, PA now Mollie Maguires:
Picture of Jim Thorpe, PA from outside of town:
In this photo we actually see a pair of Pinzgauer vehicles in Jim Thorpe, PA which are being used to give off-road tours. I had never heard of Pinzgauer trucks before, but apparently they are military grade vehicles that havea cult following in the US as well. Before today I had never seen anything quite like it.
In this photo we see the train station labelled with Jim Thorpe, PA's old name: Mauch Chunk which is now the train station for the scenic train tour and apparently also a bank.
Here is a view up Broadway in Jim Thorpe, PA with the Carbon County Courthouse to the right:
In the following pictures we see the War Memorial in Jim Thorpe, PA which comemorates post-Civil War conflicts but, with the statue of a Union soldier on top was originally designed to comemorate the end of the Civil War:
This side comemorates Appomattox and naturally the end of the Civil War:
This side of the memorial comemorates the Mexican War:
This side comemorates the final battle of the American Revolution at Yorktown:
From where I was, I could not easily get to the fourth side but the reasonable inference is that it would comemorate the War of 1812.
On a recent trip to go white water rafting in Jim Thorpe, PA, we stopped to take these pictures of downtown Jim Thorpe, PA
In the picture below we see the entrance to the Carbon County Courthouse:
In this picture here we see a fuller picture of the Carbon County Courthouse:
Carbon County sign giving a brief description of the county and its historical reliance on anthracite coal:
A picture of the Lehigh River flowing through Jim Thorpe:
Picture of the old hotel in Jim Thorpe, PA now Mollie Maguires:
Picture of Jim Thorpe, PA from outside of town:
In this photo we actually see a pair of Pinzgauer vehicles in Jim Thorpe, PA which are being used to give off-road tours. I had never heard of Pinzgauer trucks before, but apparently they are military grade vehicles that havea cult following in the US as well. Before today I had never seen anything quite like it.
In this photo we see the train station labelled with Jim Thorpe, PA's old name: Mauch Chunk which is now the train station for the scenic train tour and apparently also a bank.
Here is a view up Broadway in Jim Thorpe, PA with the Carbon County Courthouse to the right:
In the following pictures we see the War Memorial in Jim Thorpe, PA which comemorates post-Civil War conflicts but, with the statue of a Union soldier on top was originally designed to comemorate the end of the Civil War:
This side comemorates Appomattox and naturally the end of the Civil War:
This side of the memorial comemorates the Mexican War:
This side comemorates the final battle of the American Revolution at Yorktown:
From where I was, I could not easily get to the fourth side but the reasonable inference is that it would comemorate the War of 1812.
While driving through Brodheadsville, PA on US 209 near its junction with 715, I saw these large wooden carved bears. I've seen such bears before but rarely are they quite so tall as the one in this picture and rarely are the bears themselves quite so 'animated'
While driving through Brodheadsville, PA on US 209 near its junction with 715, I saw these large wooden carved bears. I've seen such bears before but rarely are they quite so tall as the one in this picture and rarely are the bears themselves quite so 'animated'
In this photo I am taking a picture from a moving car on the bridge crossing the Delaware River which forms the state line between NJ and PA on Interstate 80
Commonly known as the Delaware Water Gap it is a picturesque area. In this photo I am driving from PA into NJ. In the background, because of how the river turns, the mountain in the background is actually still in PA.
In this photo I am taking a picture from a moving car on the bridge crossing the Delaware River which forms the state line between NJ and PA on Interstate 80
Commonly known as the Delaware Water Gap it is a picturesque area. In this photo I am driving from PA into NJ. In the background, because of how the river turns, the mountain in the background is actually still in PA.
Here we have an excellent day trip, Constitution Hall and the Liberty Bell, the Pennsylvania State House, now known as Constittution Hall was where the Declaration of Independence was signed, also where the Philadelphia Convention met to discuss and approve, as a proposal, the US Constitution for eventual ratification by the states.
In the below picture we see Constitution Hall in all of its glory.
An actual skeleton key which is still in use to lock doors at Constitution Hall.
Below, we see the Liberty Bell
Another shot of the Liberty Bell.
A photo of one of the originals of the Declaration of Independence.
This room is where public trials would take place, it amply demonstrates how the literal derivation of standing trial and passing the bar came to pass.
Constitution Hall, or at least a portion of it, or perhaps an 'annex' might be a more appropriate word since its not quite the same building is where the US Supreme Court sat for a short time before relocating to Washington DC.
This is the room where the actual Declaration of Independence was signed, note the chair with the rising sun on it (or setting sun?)
Here we have an excellent day trip, Constitution Hall and the Liberty Bell, the Pennsylvania State House, now known as Constittution Hall was where the Declaration of Independence was signed, also where the Philadelphia Convention met to discuss and approve, as a proposal, the US Constitution for eventual ratification by the states.
In the below picture we see Constitution Hall in all of its glory.
An actual skeleton key which is still in use to lock doors at Constitution Hall.
Below, we see the Liberty Bell
Another shot of the Liberty Bell.
A photo of one of the originals of the Declaration of Independence.
This room is where public trials would take place, it amply demonstrates how the literal derivation of standing trial and passing the bar came to pass.
Constitution Hall, or at least a portion of it, or perhaps an 'annex' might be a more appropriate word since its not quite the same building is where the US Supreme Court sat for a short time before relocating to Washington DC.
This is the room where the actual Declaration of Independence was signed, note the chair with the rising sun on it (or setting sun?)
