Places to stay in Weissport, Pennsylvania

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Weissport is a borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The town was founded in 1792 by Col. Jacob Weiss. This particular area was located between Lehighton, Parryville and Longrun. Soon after the town itself was established, and the first wooden bridge over the river to the town was built in 1805, along with the first post office, taverns, banks, and stores all by 1812. Also, within the first twenty years this town was established as a vital part of the canal industry. Their vital link was in the restoration, building, and repairing of canal boats along the Lehigh Canal which ran parallel to the Lehigh River. By 1832 Lewis Weiss began building boats for the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company and the Morris Canal & Banking Company.

• Lehighton* - 0 km
• Parryville - 1 km
• Bowmanstown - 2 km
• Ashfield - 3 km
• Jim Thorpe* - 3 km
• Palmerton* - 5 km
• Aquashicola - 5 km
• Nesquehoning - 6 km
• Slatedale - 6 km
• Bath* - 17 km
• New Ringgold* - 18 km
• Summit Hill* - 7 km
• West Hazleton* - 19 km
• Hazleton* - 16 km
• Brodheadsville* - 17 km
• Tamaqua* - 14 km