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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10CQ_the-freedom-tree_Altoona-PA.html
With the vision of universal freedomfor all mankindthis tree is dedicated toCW2 Sheldon Schultzand allPrisoners of WarandMissing in Action1973
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10CO_altoona-area-high-school-mountain-lion_Altoona-PA.html
This mountain lion has stood proudly on the campus of Altoona Area High School since May, 1972. Heinz Warneke, the sculptor of the Penn State University Nittany Lion, was hired by the AAHS Alumni Association to create a similar piece as a tribute …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10CM_scale-test-weight-car_Altoona-PA.html
One of the more unusual pieces of railroad equipment is the "scale test weight car" such as displayed here. Railroads charged their customers based upon the weight of goods shipped. After a car was loaded, the railroad moved the car to a railroad …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10C5_prr-class-d78f-dining-car-no-4468_Altoona-PA.html
"You had to be a waiter - a good one - to work in the Dining Department. You worked 16 and 17 hours a day. Half the time we had to sleep in the dining car."- James Corbett, Dining Car Waiter For passengers, eating aboard a train was always an e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10C3_the-posy-gang_Altoona-PA.html
"The Pennsy wanted to make the track areas and stations look good. They gave out prizes to different sections for beauty and upkeep."- Lou Johnston, Posy Gang member A Hint of Nature in a Mechanical WorldAmong the hundreds of jobs on the Pennsy…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10C0_the-altoona-works_Altoona-PA.html
You are standing at the center of what was once the greatest railroad shop complex in the world - the Altoona Works of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Established in 1850 along with the town of Altoona, the railroad shops eventually sprawled across …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZJQ_prr-class-x29l-steel-boxcar-no-2136_Altoona-PA.html
"Freight was different. The railroad started doubling up on the trains something fierce - 160-car trains. It would take you a week to get to the other end of them."- Vince Farabaugh, Locomotive Engineer Yardmaster John Conlon remembers one poin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZJ3_prr-class-n5-cabin-car-or-caboose-no-477577_Altoona-PA.html
"A lot of them put curtains in there and little rugs.... They had a pot-bellied stove and they were all good cooks."- Richard Jackson, Yardmaster On the road, freight crews climbed up into the cupola, inspecting the train ahead for signs of tro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZJ1_the-master-mechanic_Altoona-PA.html
Built in 1882, this Master Mechanics Building housed then, as it does again today, stories of what made the Pennsylvania the most important railroad in America and a cornerstone of the industry. First-Rate MechanicsEach Pennsy operating divisio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZC4_leap-the-dips-roller-coaster_Altoona-PA.html
Built here in 1902 by E. Joy Morris of Philadelphia, it was among some 250 side-friction figure eight roller coasters in North America. It became the last known ride of this type and the world's oldest known operating roller coaster. A National Hi…
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