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By MARY THERESE BIEBEL mbiebel@leader.net Friday, July 22, 2005 Page: 3A If you stop by the Dakota Ridge Gallery in Jim Thorpe over the next three weekends, you’ll find a photograph of a museum ...
Jim Thorpe is also known for two major music venues: Mauch Chunk Opera House, one of the oldest vaudeville theaters in the country, and Penn's Peak.
Jim Thorpe, namesake of Pennsylvania town, posthumously receiving Presidential Medal of Freedom by: Kaylee Lindenmuth Posted: May 3, 2024 / 12:54 PM EDT Updated: May 3, 2024 / 12:58 PM EDT ...
Thorpe even has a town in Pennsylvania named after him — Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. The Associated Press ranked him as the "greatest athlete" from the first 50 years of the 20th century.
How did this photo opportunity come together? The Jim Thorpe Award banquet is held in Oklahoma City, which is only about 20 miles from Norman, which makes it convenient. But the fact that Barron ...