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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Information on the town of Jim Thorpe.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Jim Thorpe was a Native American Indian who won 2 old medals at the 1912 <span style='color:#474747'>Summer Olympics in the decathlon and pentathlon.</span> He was said to be the greatest athlete in the world since he played professional football, basketball, and baseball. He played a part<span style='color:#2D2D2D'> in the creation of the National Football League (NFL) and became its first president in 1920. He is buried in the town that later took his name.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>The town is home to historic attractions, unique inns, shops, and restaurants. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>Asa Packer Mansion</span></b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'> -- </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#474747'>Asa Packer was a coal and railroad magnate who built the Lehigh Valley Railroad system. His mansion was built in 1861 and was basically left untouched until it was opened to the public in 1956. It has the original Victorian-style furnishings and is considered one of the best-preserved Italianate Villa-style houses in the country. If you admire furnishings from this era, you’ll love the original light fixtures, gas chandeliers, and stained glass. The tour includes a fascinating story about the Victorian-era industrialist.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.35pt'>HARRY PACKER MANSION - </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>Sits next to his father's house, built in 1874, sits on top of a hill.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#474747'>It’s a towering structure with its Gothic design in cream and orange. If it seems familiar, you should know that it inspired the Haunted Mansion ride at Disney!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#474747'>Harry Potter Cafe</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#474747'> - </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#474747'>if you’re a fan of the infamous wizarding world! Head to the Muggles Mug, an adorable Harry Potter-themed coffee shop in the heart of downtown. You’ll find them at the corner of Broadway and Trap Ally.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#474747'>They have plenty of all your coffee classics and “muggle food!” </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#474747'>Big Creek Vineyard and Winery store and tasting room. - </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#474747'>Steps away from the train station is the Hooven Mercantile Co. building on Susquehanna Street.While you’re at the store, check out the artwork inside. Big Creek hosts local and international artists and sells their work. Take your time and enjoy a charcuterie plate, chocolate, or baked goods. You’ll see why regulars are such big fans of their sweet wines and fudge brownies!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h5 style='mso-margin-top-alt:21.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.55pt'>RAINBOWS END</span><span style='text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.55pt'><o:p></o:p></span></h5><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:border-box'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#474747'>This old-timey candy store is a treat to visit. It’s hard to find places like Rainbows End these days. From the colorful shop sign to the classic candy, you’ll be taken back to your childhood.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h5 style='mso-margin-top-alt:21.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:border-box'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.55pt'>DREISBACH HOUSE</span><span style='text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.55pt'><o:p></o:p></span></h5><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:border-box'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#474747'>For thrifters and vintage shoppers <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:border-box'><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>Old Jail Museum - </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#474747'>a looming building located where W Broadway meets High Street. It was an active jail through the 19th and 20th centuries. You can tour the jail with steel staircases, stone archways, gallows constructed in the cell block, and 27 cells across 3 floors. You’ll even see solitary confinement cells in the basement and the warden’s living quarters.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'>Mauch Chunk Opera House -</span></b><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#474747'>open for almost 150 years, making it one of the oldest vaudeville theaters in the US. Today, the opera house is Jim Thorpe’s primary live performance venue.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.35pt'>JIM THORPE MONUMENT - </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#474747'>After Thorpe died in 1953, his wife sought a memorial worthy of his name. When she found out that Mauch Chunk was looking for ways to attract business, she worked out a deal with the city.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.25in;margin-left:0in;box-sizing:border-box'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#474747'>In a controversial move, Thorpe’s widow moved his remains to Mauch Chunk, a town he’d never even visited! You can check out the memorial with his remains and see 2 statues of Jim as a young athlete. The memorial park is on the far east end of town on North Street.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='box-sizing:border-box'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script"'>Brian A. Mackey<br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br>Brian A. Mackey<br>Administrative Assistant, Doubletree Reading Hotel<br>Owner, Mackey Enterprises, LLC<br>Treasurer & Webmaster, National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania<br>Webmaster, National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey, Delaware, Massachusetts, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, South Dakota, West Virginia, Connecticut, Nevada, & Arkansas, <br>DeafBlind Division, Seniors Division, and National Organization of Parents of Blind Children<br>Secretary & Webmaster, Middle Atlantic Blind Golf Association<br>609-680-8488<br></span><a href="mailto:Bmackey88@gmail.com"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1'>Bmackey88@gmail.com</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><br>“Happy are those who dream dreams and are willing to pay the price to make those dreams come true”<br> <i>-Vince Papale<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>