Broadway, the heart and soul of Jim Thorpe, is lined with 19th century architecture, gorgeous Victorians and quaint storefronts. (The athlete did attend the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, about 100 miles away.) The monument includes Thorpe’s tomb and two statues of him.ĭespite the controversy around the name, there is something special about this town. She then brought his body here from his native Oklahoma. Two boroughs here, originally founded as Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk, merged and renamed the town Jim Thorpe after Thorpe’s widow made a deal with officials to erect a monument in the athlete’s honor. Jim Thorpe, the celebrated Native American athlete and Olympian, never actually lived in or even visited this town - but in an odd twist of history, he is buried here. Nestled in the Lehigh Valley in the eastern part of Pennsylvania is the picturesque town of Jim Thorpe, known as the “Gateway to the Poconos.” One of America’s most photogenic communities, Jim Thorpe has drawn a number of accolades - including a top 10 spot on Budget Travel magazine’s “America’s Coolest Small Towns” list, and recognition by the Rand McNally/USA Today Road Rally series as one of the most beautiful towns in the United States.
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