Forest Inn, Pennsylvania

Forest Inn is a village located on the U.S. Route 209 in Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, south of Beltzville Lake. The flagship Country Junction retail store is located in the village. Forest Inn uses the Lehighton zip code of 18235.The Country Junction store began in 1984 as The Service Team insulation and construction company that added hardware sales and a home center. It was renamed Country Junction in 1997 and expanded to include a variety such as home, garden, gifts, and decor items.

Forest Inn, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Forest Inn
Coordinates: 40°51′32″N 75°35′36″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCarbon
TownshipTowamensing
Elevation
1,010 ft (310 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
18235
Area code(s)610 and 484
GNIS feature ID1192476[1]

The main building located in Forest Innnear Lehighton, Pennsylvania kept growing over the years, with construction workers from The Service Team side of the business doing the work.

Country Junction has outlets in Wind Gap, Quakertown, Wilkes-Barre Whitehall Pennsylvania and Hazelton Pennsylvania but it was the main store that became a landmark tourist attraction, destination.

Being dubbed "The World's Largest General Store," many people traveled out of state to visit or shop in the impressive store. It was featured on the Travel Channel.(stylized as Trvl Channel since 2018)

References
  1. "Forest Inn". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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