Carbon+County

 Carbon County Carbon County was created on March 13, 1843 from parts of Northampton and Monroe Counties. The name Carbon alludes to deposits of coal. The county seat which is Jim Thorpe was incorporated on January 26, 1850 as the borough of Mauch Chunk. The Indians named this part of land as Bear Mountain. It was renamed in 1954 as Jim Thorpe, who was a famous athelete buried there. Pennsylvania consisting mainly of land has many deposits of coal. The Leigh Coal & Navigation Company was created in 1822 to pursue an economic base. This allowed Mauch Chunk to flourish and become a big part. A wealthy canal boat builder named Asa Packer, lead this whole movement to create this business. In 1851 he formed the Lehigh Valley Railroad and broke the Navigation Company’s control, although it revived after another railroad opened the Lackawanna Valley as a route for transporting coal to New York. New York then became a big role in transporting minerals. This brought millionaires out of Mauch Chunk and killed the whole process. Coal mining lasted up to 1973. Other minerals such as zinc became popular before this ended. Carbon County always produced good anthracite and great lumber but only 9% of this land was for agricultural use. There was an Underground Railroad station at Palmerton. Carbon County was the scene of much of the Molly Maguire’s movement against coal mine owners. The population here peaked at 63,380 in 1930. A northeast extension from the Pennsylvania Turnpike attracted a large number of tourists to this location. A women’s' clothing factory which was the largest, upped the economy 67% from 1987 to 1992 Carbon County is under the administration of County Commissioners Charles W. Getz, Wayne Nothstein, and William J. O'Gurek, Chairman. The three County Commissioners constitute the chief governing body of the County. Statutory authority of the Commissioners is primarily of an administrative nature with legislative and policy-making powers. The County Commissioners are vested with selective policy-making authority to provide certain local services and facilities on a County-wide basis. Administrative powers and duties of the County Commissioners encompass registration and election, assessment of permits and property, human services, veteran's officers, appointment of county personnel and fiscal management One of the duties of the County Commissioners, according to Judicial Code is to provide accommodations, supporting facilities and services for the Courts. All funding for the Courts except the salaries of the Judges, the Court Administrator and two Deputy Court Administrators is provided by the County. [|http://carboncounty.com/about.htm  Carbon County Community Transit (CCCT) offers public transportation in Carbon County and to several points outside of the County. Door-to-door and "fixed route" services are offered. Carbon County has retained the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA), based in Allentown, to manage the Carbon County Community Transit System. LANTA's sub-contractor, Easton Coach, with an office in Nesquehoning, oversees day-to-day operations.  || Just Outside || Outside || || 2 tickets || 3 tickets || 4 tickets || || 6 tickets || 9 tickets || 12 tickets || || - || - || - || || $2.40 || $3.60 || $4.80 || http://carboncounty.com/transport.htm
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 * AAA Sponsered
 * Shared Ride
 * Medical Assistance
 * Co-Pay Fare
 * General Public Fares || $12.00 || $18.00 || $24.00 ||