At 11 00, victorian beauty in northeastern pennsylvania, drone watch 3 giving you beautiful shots of jim thorpe as cbs3 summerfest heads to the mountains. Tonight, were taking a tour of an historic opera house and dancing the night away with the one and only beach boys. We are exploring the poconos right here on cbs3 and summerfest. Good evening im Ukee Washington. Live in jim thorpe pennsylvania, gateway to the poconos. Now, the shore is great summer destination, of course, it is. But the mountains are magnificent. Theres no doubt about that. Tonight we explore the charm of this town and so much more, each friday we like to give you a history lesson, lets continue our summerfest tradition and do it now. Through the years, this area has been called the switzerland of america as the slopes of poconos mountains lead down to the hifb town of jim thorpe. The town was once moan as maunch chunk, but in 1953, the name changed to jim thorpe. Thorpe was a native american olympian and athlete wh
Right here on cbs3 and summerfest. Good evening im Ukee Washington. Live in jim thorpe pennsylvania, gateway to the poconos. Now, the shore is great summer destination, of course, it is. But the mountains are magnificent. Theres no doubt about that. Tonight we explore the charm of this town and so much more, each friday we like to give you a history lesson, lets continue our summerfest tradition and do it now. Through the years, this area has been called the switzerland of america as the slopes of poconos mountains lead down to the hifb town of jim thorpe. The town was once moan as maunch chunk, but in 1953, the name changed to jim thorpe. Thorpe was a native american olympian and athlete who won in the 1912 stockholm olympic games. He also played Major League Baseball and was an accomplished ball room dancer. After his death, thorpes third wife moved his body to maunch chunk because his home state of oklahoma wouldnt give a monument. In turn, the town changed its name to jim thorpe. A
Still hurts. Reporter brothers were electricians at the World Trade Center. Their sister michelle was also working there. John got to her but james was killed. At the same time michelle and write running for our lives, my brother james was losing his. Reporter this is the First Anniversary since the opening of the september 11th museum where the twin towers once stood. The at the pentagon yesterday, leaders from the house and senate awarded congressional gold medals to honor all of the victims of 9 11. One in medal will go to the flight 93 memorial in pennsylvania, another to the 9 11 museum in new york and a third to the pentagon memorial. Ceremonies will be held today at all three places to remember those who died. Susan mcginnes for Eyewitness News on the cw philly. Remembrance ceremony set to take place, video from last years patriots day procession. Event begins just before 10 00 at firemens museum with the bell ringing. The mayor and fire commissioner will then, lead Law Enforcem