Jim Thorpe, PA Active Adult Retirement Communities and Retirement Homes

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The Eastern Pennsylvania region takes in the easternmost third of the state, minus the Philadelphia area. It varies greatly, from the quiet pastoral landscapes in the southern part to the industrial cities of Allentown, Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre...

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The Eastern Pennsylvania region takes in the easternmost third of the state, minus the metropolitan Philadelphia area. It varies greatly in character, from the quiet pastoral landscapes in the southern part (which includes a large portion of the famed "Pennsylvania Dutch" country), to the industrial cities of Allentown, Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre farther north.

The Pennsylvania Dutch area is a rolling, wooded landscape, highly fertile and watered by the Susquehanna River. It has long been famed for the produce of its farms, and especially noted for the Amish folk who settled here originally in the 18th century. Many of the early immigrants and their families never adopted English; and their cultural isolation was a decisive factor in keeping the region essentially agricultural and rural. Today, it is becoming steadily more popular with affluent ex-urbanites from the adjacent Philadelphia region, and it has long been popular with tourists.

To the north, the higher proportion of English speakers assured that when industrialization came, it would come here rather than in the Pennsylvania Dutch country. And it came with a vengeance: coal and steel production made Pennsylvania an economic powerhouse in the 19th and 20th centuries. Allentown and the surrounding Lehigh Valley make up the third-largest population center in Pennsylvania; and although Bethlehem Steel, once one of the largest producers in the world, closed down in 2003, the area is still home to smaller industries ranging from Crayola to Olympus and Mack Trucks.

Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, in the northern tier of the region, were once dominated by steel production and especially coal mining; but the steel companies moved and the mines played out, and the region became more famed as part of the "Rust Belt." But the cities endure, and have turned more to tourism as an important part of their economy, helped by their proximity to the Poconos to the east.

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Lehigh Valley Hospital Tsu

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17th & Chew Sts
Allentown, PA 18105

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Moravian Hall Square Health And Wellness Center

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175 West North Street
Nazareth, PA 18064

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Kutztown Manor

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120 Trexler Avenue
Kutztown, PA 19530

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Traditions of America at Hanover

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5000 Liberty Blvd
Bethlehem, PA 18017

Rated one of the 100 best master-planned communities in the US, Traditions of America at Hanover is located in Bethlehem, PA, which buzzes with cultural activity year round. Choose from town homes and single-family homes, one- and two-story floo...

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Golden Livingcenter-east Mountain

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101 East Mountain Drive
Wilkes-barre, PA 18702

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Traditions of America at Bridle Path

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2612 Union Court
Bethlehem, PA 18017

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Traditions of Hanover

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5300 Northgate Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18017

We're a lot more than just an independent living community nestled discretely in suburban Hanover Township. Throughout the Lehigh Valley, people are talking about the flowing architecture of Traditions' building and its common areas, the spacious...

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Orwigsburg Center

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1000 Orwigsburg Manor Dr
Orwigsburg, PA 17961

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Good Shepherd Home Raker Center

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601 St John Street
Allentown, PA 18103

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Bethlehem Area Morovian Inc

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1021 Center St
Bethlehem, PA 18018-2838

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Moravian Village Of Bethlehem

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634 East Broad Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018

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Sunrise of Allentown

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1263 S. Cedar Crest Blvd.
Allentown, PA 18103

Overlooking Lehigh Park, the residents at Sunrise of Allentown enjoy picturesque views from every angle, beautifully landscaped strolling paths, inviting porches and gardening in our garden areas. Our convenient location is close to the Pennsylv...

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Elder Inn

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425 Center St
Bethlehem, PA 18018-6016

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Woodland Terrace at The Oaks

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4035 Green Pond Road
Bethlehem, PA 18020

Welcome to the Country Meadows. After 46 years in senior living we remain family managed and 100% family owned. At Country Meadows Retirement Communities we focus on living...for now and the future. Our goal at Country Meadows is to enable residen...

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