{"id":10848,"date":"2026-10-31T19:52:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T00:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/?p=10848"},"modified":"2026-11-08T09:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T14:36:41","slug":"carbon-county-pa-postcards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/carbon-county-pa-postcards\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon County, PA, Postcards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10848 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LNC-Co-Lansford-Breaker-No-6-Lansford-Carbon-County-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LNC-Co-Lansford-Breaker-No-6-Lansford-Carbon-County-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10849\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10849'>\n\t\t\t\tLNC Co, Lansford Breaker No 6, Lansford, Carbon County, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ridge-Street-Lansford-Carbon-County-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ridge-Street-Lansford-Carbon-County-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10850\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10850'>\n\t\t\t\tRidge Street, Lansford, Carbon County, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Split-Rock-Lodge-and-Bathing-Beach-Pocono-Mountains-Lake-Harmony-Carbon-County-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Split-Rock-Lodge-and-Bathing-Beach-Pocono-Mountains-Lake-Harmony-Carbon-County-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10851\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10851'>\n\t\t\t\tSplit Rock Lodge and Bathing Beach, Pocono Mountains, Lake Harmony, Carbon County, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gateway-to-Split-Rock-Lodge-Pocono-Mts-Lake-Harmony-Carbon-County-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gateway-to-Split-Rock-Lodge-Pocono-Mts-Lake-Harmony-Carbon-County-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10852\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10852'>\n\t\t\t\tGateway to Split Rock Lodge, Pocono Mts, Lake Harmony, Carbon County, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lehighton-Park-Lehighton-Carbon-County-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lehighton-Park-Lehighton-Carbon-County-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10853\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption 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href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lehighton-Entrance-to-Bridge-Spanning-Lehigh-Lehighton-Carbon-County-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lehighton-Entrance-to-Bridge-Spanning-Lehigh-Lehighton-Carbon-County-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10856\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10856'>\n\t\t\t\tLehighton Entrance to Bridge Spanning Lehigh, Lehighton, Carbon County, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lehighton-High-School-Lehighton-Carbon-County-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lehighton-High-School-Lehighton-Carbon-County-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10857\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10857'>\n\t\t\t\tLehighton High School, Lehighton, Carbon County, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Legion-Post-123-Lansford-Carbon-County-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/American-Legion-Post-123-Lansford-Carbon-County-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10858\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10858'>\n\t\t\t\tAmerican Legion, Post 123, Lansford, Carbon County, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burning-Mine-Summit-Hill-Carbon-County-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Burning-Mine-Summit-Hill-Carbon-County-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10859\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10859'>\n\t\t\t\tBurning Mine, Summit Hill, Carbon County, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/High-School-Lansford-Carbon-County-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/High-School-Lansford-Carbon-County-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10860\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10860'>\n\t\t\t\tHigh School, Lansford, Carbon County, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lehigh-Navigation-Coal-Co.-Building-Lansford-Carbon-County-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lehigh-Navigation-Coal-Co.-Building-Lansford-Carbon-County-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gnaden-Huetten-Memorial-Hospital-Lehighton-Carbon-County-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gnaden-Huetten-Memorial-Hospital-Lehighton-Carbon-County-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soldiers-Monument-Mauch-Chunk-PA-rotated.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soldiers-Monument-Mauch-Chunk-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10907\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10907'>\n\t\t\t\tSoldiers Monument, Mauch Chunk, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-from-Mt-Pisgah.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-from-Mt-Pisgah-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10909\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10909'>\n\t\t\t\tMauch Chunk from Mt Pisgah\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-from-Mt-Pisgah-PA-Postcard.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-from-Mt-Pisgah-PA-Postcard-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10911\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10911'>\n\t\t\t\tMauch Chunk from Mt Pisgah, PA Postcard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Switzerland-of-America-Mt-Pisgah-Mauch-Chunk-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Switzerland-of-America-Mt-Pisgah-Mauch-Chunk-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10913\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10913'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Switzerland of America, Mt Pisgah, Mauch Chunk, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mt-Pisgah-Plane-Mauch-Chunk-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mt-Pisgah-Plane-Mauch-Chunk-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10915\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10915'>\n\t\t\t\tMt Pisgah Plane, Mauch Chunk, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-from-Mt-Pisgah-Carbon-County-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-from-Mt-Pisgah-Carbon-County-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10917\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10917'>\n\t\t\t\tMauch Chunk from Mt Pisgah, Carbon County, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-and-Mt-Pisgah-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-and-Mt-Pisgah-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10919\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10919'>\n\t\t\t\tMauch Chunk and Mt Pisgah, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-and-East-Mauch-Chunk-PA-from-Flagstaff-Mountain.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-and-East-Mauch-Chunk-PA-from-Flagstaff-Mountain-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10920\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10920'>\n\t\t\t\tMauch Chunk and East Mauch Chunk, PA, from Flagstaff Mountain\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-PA-from-Bear-Mountain-1905.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-PA-from-Bear-Mountain-1905-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10922\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10922'>\n\t\t\t\tMauch Chunk, PA, from Bear Mountain, 1905\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bear-Mountain-from-Flagstaff-Mauch-Chunk-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bear-Mountain-from-Flagstaff-Mauch-Chunk-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10923\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10923'>\n\t\t\t\tBear Mountain from Flagstaff, Mauch Chunk, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-First-Grade-on-the-Switchback-Mauch-Chunk-PA-rotated.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-First-Grade-on-the-Switchback-Mauch-Chunk-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10925\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10925'>\n\t\t\t\tThe First Grade on the Switchback, Mauch Chunk, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roman-Catholic-Church-Mauch-Chunk-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Roman-Catholic-Church-Mauch-Chunk-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10926\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10926'>\n\t\t\t\tRoman Catholic Church, Mauch Chunk, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/View-from-Bear-Mountain-Mauch-Chunk-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/View-from-Bear-Mountain-Mauch-Chunk-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/View-from-Flagstaff-Showing-Bear-Mountain-Mauch-Chunk-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/View-from-Flagstaff-Showing-Bear-Mountain-Mauch-Chunk-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/View-from-Bear-Mountain-Mauch-Chunk-PA-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/View-from-Bear-Mountain-Mauch-Chunk-PA-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11019\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11019'>\n\t\t\t\tView from Bear Mountain, Mauch, Chunk, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/View-from-Flagstaff-Showing-Bear-Mountain-Mauch-Chunk-PA-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/View-from-Flagstaff-Showing-Bear-Mountain-Mauch-Chunk-PA-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11020\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11020'>\n\t\t\t\tView from Flagstaff, Showing Bear Mountain, Mauch Chunk, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/St-Marks-Episcopal-Church-Mauch-Chunk-PA-rotated.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/St-Marks-Episcopal-Church-Mauch-Chunk-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11022\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11022'>\n\t\t\t\tSt Mark&#8217;s Episcopal Church, Mauch Chunk, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-PA-from-Cemetery.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-PA-from-Cemetery-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11024\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11024'>\n\t\t\t\tMauch Chunk, PA, from Cemetery\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birdseye-View-from-Flagstaff-of-Mauch-Chunk-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birdseye-View-from-Flagstaff-of-Mauch-Chunk-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11025\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11025'>\n\t\t\t\tBirdseye View from Flagstaff of Mauch Chunk, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Panorama-of-Mauch-Chunk-PA-Bear-Mountain.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Panorama-of-Mauch-Chunk-PA-Bear-Mountain-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11026\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11026'>\n\t\t\t\tPanorama of Mauch Chunk, PA, Bear Mountain\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-from-the-Mountain-Road-Carbon-County-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-from-the-Mountain-Road-Carbon-County-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-from-the-Mountain-Road-Carbon-County-PA-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-from-the-Mountain-Road-Carbon-County-PA-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11029\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11029'>\n\t\t\t\tMauch Chunk from the Mountain Road, Carbon County, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Panorama-of-Mauch-Chunk-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Panorama-of-Mauch-Chunk-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11030\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11030'>\n\t\t\t\tPanorama of Mauch Chunk, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bear-Mountain-Mauch-Chunk-PA-BW-Postcard.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bear-Mountain-Mauch-Chunk-PA-BW-Postcard-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11032\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11032'>\n\t\t\t\tBear Mountain, Mauch Chunk, PA, BW Postcard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bear-Mountain-Mauch-Chunk-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bear-Mountain-Mauch-Chunk-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11034\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11034'>\n\t\t\t\tBear Mountain, Mauch Chunk, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-View-from-Mt-Pisgah-Mauch-Chunk-PA-Postcard.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-View-from-Mt-Pisgah-Mauch-Chunk-PA-Postcard-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11036\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11036'>\n\t\t\t\tMauch Chunk View from Mt Pisgah, Mauch Chunk, PA, Postcard\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-PA-American-Hotel.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-PA-American-Hotel-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-PA-American-Hotel-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mauch-Chunk-PA-American-Hotel-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11038\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11038'>\n\t\t\t\tMauch Chunk, PA, American Hotel\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Panorama-View-of-Mauch-Chunk-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Panorama-View-of-Mauch-Chunk-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Panorama-View-of-Mauch-Chunk-PA-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Panorama-View-of-Mauch-Chunk-PA-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11044\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11044'>\n\t\t\t\tPanorama View of Mauch Chunk, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lansford-Breaker-Carbon-County-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lansford-Breaker-Carbon-County-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11046\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11046'>\n\t\t\t\tLansford Breaker, Carbon County, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birds-Eye-View-of-Mauch-Chunk-PA.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birds-Eye-View-of-Mauch-Chunk-PA-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11048\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11048'>\n\t\t\t\tBird&#8217;s Eye View of Mauch Chunk, PA\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[70],"tags":[77],"class_list":["post-10848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-carbon-county","tag-postcards"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3viLY-2OY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6375,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/slatington-lehigh-county-pa-postcards\/","url_meta":{"origin":10848,"position":0},"title":"Slatington, Lehigh County, PA, Postcards","author":"Karen","date":"November 16, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"These are from my postcard collection. You may use these any way you like. I have higher res versions if you need it for printing or publishing. My Slatington ancestors were the Labars, Jesse and his daughter Laura, who married into the Straub family.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;History&quot;","block_context":{"text":"History","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/history\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"School Slate Factory, Slatington, PA","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/School-Slate-Factory-Slatington-PA.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/School-Slate-Factory-Slatington-PA.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/School-Slate-Factory-Slatington-PA.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/School-Slate-Factory-Slatington-PA.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7816,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/adams-county-pennsylvania-postcards\/","url_meta":{"origin":10848,"position":1},"title":"Adams County, Pennsylvania, Postcards","author":"Karen","date":"July 30, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Some Berwick, Adams County, Pennsylvania postcards. These are all in the public domain so you may use them in any way you like. These are from Tyrone: And some from Gettysburg.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Pennsylvania&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Pennsylvania","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/places\/united-states\/pennsylvania\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Front Street Looking East, Berwick, PA","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-Street-Looking-East-Berwick-PA-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-Street-Looking-East-Berwick-PA-150x150.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Front-Street-Looking-East-Berwick-PA-150x150.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8191,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/allegheny-county-pennsylvania-postcards\/","url_meta":{"origin":10848,"position":2},"title":"Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Postcards","author":"Karen","date":"November 1, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are some postcards from Allegheny County, in southwest Pennsylvania. These are all in the public domain so you may use them as you wish. It is one of the state's most populous counties, second only to Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Allegheny County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Allegheny County","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/places\/united-states\/pennsylvania\/allegheny-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"High School Building, Carnegie, PA","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/High-School-Building-Carnegie-PA.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/High-School-Building-Carnegie-PA.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/High-School-Building-Carnegie-PA.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10674,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/lehigh-county-pennsylvania\/","url_meta":{"origin":10848,"position":3},"title":"Lehigh County, Pennsylvania","author":"Karen","date":"October 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Lehigh County, located in eastern Pennsylvania, is an important part of my family history. My LaBar ancestors, including my great-great-grandfather Jesse LaBar (1835\u20131913), his wife Permila Showeriskey (1838\u20131913), and their daughter Laura LaBarre (1858\u20131925), lived in Slatington. Laura married Dr. David Walter Straub, whose Straub (also Stroup and Straup) family\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Lehigh County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Lehigh County","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/category\/places\/united-states\/pennsylvania\/lehigh-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Delaware-and-Lehigh-rivers-at-Easton-Pa-1844-LOC-2004662002.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Delaware-and-Lehigh-rivers-at-Easton-Pa-1844-LOC-2004662002.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Delaware-and-Lehigh-rivers-at-Easton-Pa-1844-LOC-2004662002.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Delaware-and-Lehigh-rivers-at-Easton-Pa-1844-LOC-2004662002.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Delaware-and-Lehigh-rivers-at-Easton-Pa-1844-LOC-2004662002.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Delaware-and-Lehigh-rivers-at-Easton-Pa-1844-LOC-2004662002.jpg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3532,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/northampton-county-pennsylvania\/","url_meta":{"origin":10848,"position":4},"title":"Northampton County, Pennsylvania","author":"Karen","date":"July 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Northampton County Northampton County was formed from parts of Bucks County on March 11, 1752. It originally encompassed the areas now covered by Northampton, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne Counties in northeastern PA. It was named for Northamptonshire, England, where Thomas Penn's father-in-law, the Earl of Pomfret, lived. 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