Carbon County

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Carbon County is a rural county in northeastern Pennsylvania known for its Appalachian landscape, historic coal-mining communities, and outdoor recreation areas such as Jim Thorpe and parts of the Pocono Mountains.

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Carbon County canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borders Columbia County
Lehigh County NERFINISHED
Luzerne County NERFINISHED
Monroe County
Northampton County
Schuylkill County NERFINISHED
contains Banks Township
East Penn Township
Franklin Township
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
surface form: Jim Thorpe

Kidder Township
Lansford, Pennsylvania
surface form: Lansford

Lehighton
Lower Towamensing Township
Mahoning Township
Nesquehoning
Packer Township
Palmerton, Pennsylvania
surface form: Palmerton

Penn Forest Township
Summit Hill
Towamensing Township
Weatherly
country United States of America
countySeat Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
surface form: Jim Thorpe
FIPSCountyCode 025
hasAttraction Beltzville State Park
Lehigh Gorge State Park
Mauch Chunk Lake Park
hasHistoricSite Asa Packer Mansion
Harry Packer Mansion
Old Jail Museum (Jim Thorpe)
surface form: Old Jail Museum in Jim Thorpe
historicallyKnownFor anthracite coal mining
knownFor Appalachian landscape
historic coal-mining communities
outdoor recreation
locatedIn Pennsylvania anthracite coal region
surface form: Coal Region of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
northeastern Pennsylvania
namedAfter carbon
partOf Lehigh Valley region
surface form: Allentown–Bethlehem–Easton metropolitan area

Appalachian Mountains
Pocono Mountains region, Pennsylvania
surface form: Pocono Mountains region
stateFIPSCode 42
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
traversedBy Lehigh River
Pohopoco Creek NERFINISHED

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