Mauch Chunk and Summit Hill Switchback Railroad

Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania

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Street Address: Between Ludlow St. in Summit Hill and F.A.P. 209 in Jim Thorpe

Town/City: Jim Thorpe

County: Carbon

State: Pennsylvania

Zipcode: 18229

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Reference Number: 76001616

Inclusion Criteria Code A: The property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of American history.

Certification Date: June 3, 1976

Property Classification: Site

Area of Significance: Industry, Engineering, Transportation

Significance Level 2: National

Key Date: 1845

Other Significant Dates: 1825-1849

Builder: White, Josiah, Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co.

Historic Function Category: Transportation

Historic Function Detail: Rail-Related

Current Function Category: Landscape

Current Function Detail: Underwater

Mauch Chunk and Summit Hill Switchback Railroad, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania is a grade 2 historic property. The property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of American history.

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