borough on the Lehigh River in eastern Pennsylvania formed in 1954 by the merger of the boroughs of Mauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk to honor athlete Jim Thorpe of the Sac and Fox Nation

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“Jim Thorpe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jim%20Thorpe. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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