In
Mahoning
Twp.,
1875
The village of Jamestown existed mainly as a place for the workers from the Lehigh Valley Railroad to live, close by to their place of work. Although the map does not show it, there were extensive rail yards along the LVRR, from Lehighton and up into the Packerton area. These yards were a center of railroad innovation for many years, but were gradually phased out and eventually closed in the 1960s. Not long after this map was made, a Victorian style hotel was built along the main road near the Lehighton borough line. The landmark Jamestown Hotel stood for nearly a century, a place where rail workers from out of the area could find lodging while working at the LVRR yards. The hotel burned to the ground around 1980.
PROPERTY OWNER |
NOTES |
BENNERS, MRS. |
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GABER, P. |
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HETTINGER |
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HETTINGER, F. |
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HOERTER, G. |
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KEMERER, C. |
Undeveloped lot |
KEMERER, C. |
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KEMERER, C. & R. |
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KEMERER, E. &
KEMERER, R. |
Large, undeveloped
lot |
KOPMAN, A. |
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MEISEL, A. |
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RHODES, C. |
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RHODES, C. |
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RHODES, W. |
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RHODES, W. |
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RHODES, W. |
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RIEGEL, ALBRIGHT
& STROH |
Industrial building |
RIEGEL, AMOS |
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SCHOOL |
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WEINHOWER |
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