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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEG0_first-cambria-a-m-e-zion-church_Johnstown-PA.html
Formed 1873 in the loft of the Woodvale Tannery by workers there. Organized as Cambria Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, 1874, at Napoleon and Dibert Sts. About 1877 it moved here. Washed from its foundation in the 1889 flood but later restored.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEF7_morleys-dog_Johnstown-PA.html
On May 31, 1889, this post-Civil War, cast iron statue was swept away by the flood wave and carried to a pile of wreckage downstream. After being found amidst the debris, it was returned to the front yard of the James Morley mansion which survived…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEF1_central-park_Johnstown-PA.html
On May 31, 1889, Central Park was under 18 feet of water and tons of debris. Within a few days, however, the park was cleared off and transformed into a tent city for some of the 6,000 laborers and 580 members of the 14th Pennsylvania Regiment who…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME95_greater-johnstown-flood-victims_Johnstown-PA.html
"A people who have walked in darkness have seen a great light: to them who live in the region of the shadow of death, a light has risen." Isaiah 9:2[Names, ages, and residence of the 78 people who died are listed on the monument]This monument erec…
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On May 31, 1889, St. John Gualbert's parish experienced not only a great loss, but also a nearly miraculous rescue. The church itself burned down in the midst of the floodwaters, having caught fire when the burning Wolfe residence crashed into it.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME8G_sgt-john-t-boxler_Johnstown-PA.html
In memory ofSgt. John T. BoxlerAutomotive mechanicU.S. Post OfficeJohnstown, Pennsylvania Served his country two tours of duty in Vietnam. Gave his life for the American way February 25, 1991 in Operation Desert Storm in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia w…
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