Mauch Chunk
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Mauch Chunk was a historic coal-mining and railroad town in eastern Pennsylvania that later became part of the borough now known as Jim Thorpe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mauch Chunk canonical | 2 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former municipality
ⓘ
historic town ⓘ |
| category |
Coal towns in Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Company towns in Pennsylvania ⓘ Former populated places in Pennsylvania ⓘ History of Carbon County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedBy | Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | part of present-day Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| hasEconomicBase |
coal transportation
ⓘ
railroad operations ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
coal-mining heritage
ⓘ
railroad heritage ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Old Mauch Chunk Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | coal-shipping center for the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal mining
ⓘ
railroad history ⓘ switchback gravity railroad ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | eastern Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Lehigh River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Lehigh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | a nearby mountain or native term (Lenape origin, meaning disputed) ⓘ |
| partOf | Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMetropolitanArea | Allentown–Bethlehem metropolitan area (historically, regionally associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railroadServedBy |
Central Railroad of New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lehigh & Susquehanna Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Lehigh Valley Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century industrial era ⓘ |
| transportationHubFor | Anthracite coal ⓘ |
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