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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GG6_johnstown-incline_Johnstown-PA.html
This is one of several, similar inclines built in western Pennsylvania during the late nineteenth century. It was designed by Samuel Diescher (1839-1915) after the great flood of 1889, to provide an efficient means of transportation between Westmo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GG3_the-johnstown-flood_Johnstown-PA.html
On May 31, 1889, a massive earthen dam located 14 miles east of Johnstown broke under record rains, releasing 20 million tons of water into the little Conemaugh Valley. The flood hit Johnstown at 4:07 p.m., entering the town through the notch betw…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEF6_johnstown-civil-war-memorial_Johnstown-PA.html
In memory ofThe Soldierswho fought for thepreservation of the Union.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEF5_chapin-arch_Johnstown-PA.html
This arch was dedicated posthumously to Anna Morrell Chapin by her husband Philip Chapin, former General Manager of Cambria Iron Company.
It was the original entrance to Grandview Cemetery. The switchback road in the picture was replaced by Men…
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In memory ofthe unidentified deadfrom the flood May 31, 1889