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Harrity, Pennsylvania
Harrity is a village in Franklin Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania on the Pohopoco Creek, which flows westward from Beltzville Lake into the Lehigh River to the south of the village in Parryville. U.S. Route 209 forms the southern boundary and meets Interstate 476, which forms the western boundary, at the Mahoning Valley Interchange in Harrity. It serves as the gateway to Beltzville State Park Beltzville State Park is a List of Pennsylvania state parks, Pennsylvania state park in Franklin Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Franklin and Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, Towamensing townships, Carbon County, Pennsyl ... from the west and the NE Extension (I-476). It uses the Lehighton zip code of 18235. Neighboring communities References See also Unincorporated communities in Carbon County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{CarbonCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Franklin Township is a township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 4,262 at the 2010 census. A portion of Beltzville State Park is in Franklin Township. Geography The township is located in southern Carbon County and is drained by the Lehigh River on its western boundary. The northern boundary runs along the base of Bear Mountain. Pohopoco Creek is the primary tributary of the Lehigh within the township and is impounded in the township by Beltzville Dam to form Beltzville Lake. Villages in the township include Beltzville, East Weissport, Harrity, Long Run, North Weissport, and Walcksville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 3.27%, is water. Franklin Township hosts the Mahoning Valley Interchange of Interstate 476 with U.S. Route 209. Pennsylvania Route 248 connects US 209 in Weissport with the Allentown–Bethlehem area via Lehigh Gap. Neighbori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pohopoco Creek
Pohopoco Creek (locally known as Big Creek) is a tributary of the Lehigh River in Monroe and Carbon Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The creek is long and its watershed is in area. It was historically known as Heads Creek, Pocho Pochto Creek, Pohopoko Creek, and Poopoke Creek. See also *List of rivers of Pennsylvania This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Delaware Bay Chesapeake Bay *''E ... References External linksU.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations Tributaries of the Lehigh River Rivers of Pennsylvania Rivers of Carbon County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Monroe County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lehigh River
The Lehigh River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the Delaware River in eastern Pennsylvania. The river flows in a generally southward pattern from The Poconos in Northeastern Pennsylvania through Allentown and much of the Lehigh Valley before enjoining the Delaware River in Easton. Part of the Lehigh River and a number of its tributaries are designated Pennsylvania Scenic Rivers by the state's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The river's name "Lehigh" is an anglicisation of the Lenape name for the river, ''Lechewuekink'', which means "where there are forks". Both Lehigh County and Lehigh Valley are named for the river. According to an environmental report from a Pennsylvania nonprofit research center, the Lehigh River watershed is ranked second nationally in the volume of toxic substances released into it in 2020. The study mirrors a previous report b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 476
Interstate 476 (I-476) is a auxiliary Interstate Highway of I-76 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The highway runs from I-95 near Chester north to I-81 near Scranton, serving as the primary north–south Interstate corridor through eastern Pennsylvania. It consists of both the Mid-County Expressway, locally referred to as the "Blue Route", through Delaware and Montgomery counties in the suburban Philadelphia area, and the tolled, Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which connects the Delaware Valley with the Lehigh Valley, the Pocono Mountains, and the Wyoming Valley to the north. The Mid-County Expressway passes through suburban areas, while the Northeast Extension predominantly runs through rural areas of mountains, forest, and farmland, with development closer to Philadelphia and in the Lehigh Valley and the Wyoming Valley. I-476 intersects many major roads, including I-76 ( Schuylkill Expressway) in West Conshohocken, I-276 (Pennsylvania Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beltzville State Park
Beltzville State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Franklin and Towamensing townships, Carbon County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park opened in 1972, and was developed around the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood control project Beltzville Dam on Pohopoco Creek. The village of Big Creek Valley was vacated in 1966 to make way for Beltzville Lake. Beltzville Lake is a with of shoreline. Beltzville State Park is east of Lehighton just off U.S. Route 209. The park is at an elevation of . Beltzville Lake is a popular fishing destination. Anglers can fish for striped bass, largemouth and smallmouth bass, trout, walleye, perch, and muskellunge. Pohopoco Creek is stocked with trout by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Hunting is permitted at Beltzville State Park. Hunters are expected to follow the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The common game species are ruffed grouse, squirrels, pheasant, waterfowl, white-tailed deer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmerton, Pennsylvania
Palmerton is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The borough's population was 5,414 at the 2010 census. Palmerton is located northwest of Allentown and northwest of Philadelphia. History Native Americans lived in the area that is now Palmerton for many years. Early European settlers established the villages of Hazard and Little Gap, which were part of Lower Towamensing Township. There was also an Underground Railroad station there. Palmerton was officially incorporated in 1912. In 1912, the New Jersey Zinc Company located a Zinc smelting operation (now the West Plant) here, in order to take advantage of the anthracite coal being mined just north of Palmerton and the zinc mines in Franklin, New Jersey. The town was named after New Jersey Zinc's then-President, Stephen S. Palmer, though Palmer was reportedly not pleased with having his name on the town. A second location, the East Plant, was established on the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parryville, Pennsylvania
Parryville is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania, and is located southeast of Lehighton and north of Bowmanstown, off Route 248 and northwest of Palmerton. Parryville's elevation is above sea level. The population was 416 at the time of the 2020 census. History Located roughly six miles south of Mauch Chunk, the history of the borough of Parryville can be traced back to the late eighteenth century, when Peter Frantz arrived on this land in 1780, and became the first man to settle there. Leonard Beltz and Frederick Scheckler then arrived in 1781, and built a stone gristmill adjacent to the Pohopoco Creek. Beltz, a native of Franklin County, had married Elizabeth Boyer, a daughter of Frederick and Susan Boyer. They raised twelve children on the property. Mrs. Beltz lived to be 105 years old. In 1815, Beltz and Scheckler sold the mill and its related property to Jacob and Peter Stein, who improved the property by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weissport, Pennsylvania
Weissport is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 412. History The town was founded in 1792 by Col. Jacob Weiss. The area was located between Lehighton, Parryville, and Longrun. Soon after, the town itself was established and the first wooden bridge over the river to the town was built in 1805, along with the first post office, taverns, banks, and stores all by 1812. Within its first twenty years the town was established as a vital part of the canal industry, specializing in the restoration, building, and repairing of boats along the Lehigh Canal which ran parallel to the Lehigh River. By 1832, Lewis Weiss began building boats for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company and the Morris Canal & Banking Company. Geography Weissport is located in southern Carbon County at (40.829105, -75.700817). It is on the east side of the Lehigh River, situated on low ground between the river and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weissport East, Pennsylvania
Weissport East is a census-designated place (CDP) in Franklin Township in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,624 at the time of the 2010 census, down from 1,936 at the 2000 census. Geography Weissport East is located in southern Carbon County at (40.833374, -75.690075). It is bordered to the west by the borough of Weissport, to the southwest by the Lehigh River, and to the south by Pohopoco Creek, across which is the borough of Parryville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Weissport East has a total area of , all of it land. U.S. Route 209 passes through the community, leading west into Weissport and then Lehighton, and intersects with Interstate 476, the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, just east of Weissport East. I-476 leads north to the Wilkes-Barre and Scranton area and south to the Allentown–Bethlehem area in the Lehigh Valley. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,936 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Lehighton () is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Lehighton is located northwest of Allentown and northwest of Philadelphia. Due in part to water power from the Lehigh River, Lehighton was an early center for U.S. industrialization. The Lehigh Valley Railroad was for years a major employer up until the post-World War II era when railroad and industry restructuring led to job and population losses. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Lehighton's population was 5,248, down from a peak population of 7,000 in 1940. Lehighton is the most populous borough in Carbon County and still the county's business hub. The Lehigh River, a tributary of the Delaware River, flows through Lehighton. History At the time of the first European's encounters with historic American Indian tribes, this area was part of the shared hunting territory of the Iroquoian Susquehannock and the Algonquian Lenape (also called the Delaware, after their language and terri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Packerton, Pennsylvania
Packerton is a village located in Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River and U.S. Route 209 between Jim Thorpe James Francis Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk): ''Wa-Tho-Huk'', translated as "Bright Path"; May 22 or 28, 1887March 28, 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Nativ ... and Lehighton. It uses the Lehighton ZIP code of 18235 References Unincorporated communities in Carbon County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania {{CarbonCountyPA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
