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Carbon County
Picture courtesy of Bill Frasier

Carbon County
Picture courtesy of Bill Frasier

Formed March 13, 1843 from Northampton and Monroe counties. Carbon is the basic element of this area's rich deposits of anthracite coal. The county seat, incorporated in 1850 as Mauch Chunk, was renamed in 1954 for Jim Thorpe, Indian athlete.
County Courthouse, Broadway & Susquehanna Sts., Jim Thorpe. Carbon County Pennsylvania.
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