Cambria Library

Cambria Library (HM10GP)

Location: Johnstown, PA 15901 Cambria County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 19.677', W 78° 55.233'

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On May 31, 1889, Washington Street became one of the main paths of destruction for the raging flood wave from the broken South Fork Dam. There were two buildings on this site: the office residence of Mrs. Hettie Ogle - the Western Union telegraph and central telephone operator - and the public library, built and owned by the Cambria Iron Company. Both were reduced to a pile of debis held in place by the library's iron girders. Mrs. Ogle and her daughter Minnie were lost and their bodies never identified.

Andrew Carnegie, steel magnate and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, volunteered to rebuild the library, spending over $55,000 on it. This building, designed by Philadelphia architect Addison Hutton, was dedicated on February 19, 1892.
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Date Added Friday, October 10th, 2014 at 1:56pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 676655 N 4466232
Decimal Degrees40.32795000, -78.92055000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 19.677', W 78° 55.233'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 19' 40.62" N, 78° 55' 13.98" W
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Area Code(s)814
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 300-324 Washington St, Johnstown PA 15901, US
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