✣ Upper Mauch Chunk ✣
Although the town itself was renamed in 1954 to commemorate (and capitalize on) Sac & Fox athlete Jim Thorpe, the cemetery retains the area’s original name, which is derived from the Munsee-Lenape meaning “Bear Place” or “Bear Mountain.” The cemetery was chartered in 1873, but the first interment there occurred in 1819. Arranged on a sloping, narrow strip of land, it features several large obelisks and statues in memory of the town’s wealthy industrialists, including that of Asa Packer, whose mansion sits on the ridge below. A few mausoleums are tucked into the hillside. The Memorial Chapel of the Resurrection, a small Gothic revival structure complete with intricate stained glass and two gargoyles, sits just inside one of the gates. Unfortunately many of the older headstones are quite worn, but the overall atmosphere of this Victorian era graveyard nestled in the rolling Pocono mountains makes it worth exploring. ➺ Find A Grave
➺ Pennsylvania Gravestones
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➺ Association Revitalizes Cemetery
➺ A Day Away at Mauch Chunk Cemetery
➺ Monumental Graveyard
A series of mostly Victorian era headstones. Although a single hand pointed heavenward is a relatively common motif, this cemetery has a (sadly broken) headstone with a pair of them. ✣ 158 South Ave Jim Thorpe, PA 18229 • Jim Thorpe, Carbon County ✣
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