Carbon County
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member mtngeo
N 40° 51.809 W 075° 44.275
18T E 437811 N 4523864
In Jim Thorpe PA, the county seat.
Waymark Code: WM4V1
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/11/2005
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Leprechauns
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As you can read on the marker Carbon county was formed from parts of two other existing counties and tne name of the Town was changed to recognize a local hero.
Marker Name: Carbon County

County: Carbon

Date Dedicated: 06/13/1982

Marker Type: City

Location: County Courthose, Broadway & Susquehanna Sts., Jim thorpe

Category: Government and Politics, Government Politics 19th Century

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