We're the ones who drive 3 hours to explore old doors and jail cells. This is Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. Jim Thorpe was an amazing athlete and Olympian in the early 20th century. As a Native American confined to 'Indian Boarding Schools' and then segregated college (in Carlisle Pennsylvania), Thorpe had to overcome immense racial prejudice to participate in the athletics he did. As for his personal life, its filled with a ton of soap opera-esque speculation, dissertion, and addiction... read about him. Comments are closed.
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