Jim Thorpe - Mauch Chunk Gets A New Name and Olympic Champion Jim Thorpe, the county seat of Carbon County, PA.   Jim Thorpe has been called the "Switzerland of America" due to the picturesque scenery, mountainous location, and architecture that was built mainly by immigrants with a fondness for ...

See The Mining "Patch" of Eckley Miners Village Pennsylvania's anthracite region propagated many mining towns, or "patches" as they were called in the 1800's. One such mining patch is Eckley, PA. Founded in 1854, the mining firm of Sharpe, Leisenring and Company began work on the Council Ridge Coll...

Luzerne County - Rich In History and Heritage Within Luzerne County, PA exists a splendid part of Northeastern Pennsylvania called the Wyoming Valley because the Delaware Indians referred to the Great Plains on both sides of the river as “Maugh-wau-wa-me,” which the early English settlers, som...

A Massive Pothole Created During The Last Ice Age The Archbald Pothole was revealed in 1884 when a coal mine worker, Patrick Mahon set off explosives during a mine extension project. The explosion set off a cascade of water and stone in to the mine shaft. Patrick Mahon and the men evacuated the min...

The Tannersville Cranberry Bog is a sphagnum bog on the Cranberry Creek in Tannersville. It is a boreal bog found furthest south when east of the Mississippi river. Tamarack and black spruce trees can be found here, at the southern limit of their growth areas. // The Tannersville Cr...

Carbon County, PA  For Everyone Carbon County, located in the Pocono mountains of northeast Pennsylvania was created on March 13, 1843 from parts of Northampton and Monroe Counties and was named for the extensive deposits of coal in the region. // June in Carbon County brings the ...

Discover and Explore Northeast PA and The Poconos Some points of interest throughout the northeast Pennsylvania area are not always as well known as others. There are sometimes overlooked things throughout the region that are worth seeing, for those interested. Should you have an area, landmark, bu...