Located in Jim Thorpe, this luxurious mansion was constructed in 1861 for Asa Packer, railroad magnate and founder of Lehigh University. Construction of the three-story, 18-room home took two ...

Lehigh University can trace its roots all the way back to 1865, the same year the American Civil War was coming to a close. That's when Asa Packer, the Connecticut-born carpenter's apprentice who ...

Jacobs Pool is located in Taylor Gym on Lehigh University's Asa Packer Campus. This 6-lane pool is 14yds X 25yds with a single one-meter springboard and a single three-meter springboard. The facility ...

According to the Bethlehem Area School District, Asa Packer Elementary School will have an early dismissal at 12 p.m. Friday. The dismissal is due to a water main break on Kenwood Drive near the ...