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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10GO_oklahoma-house_Johnstown-PA.html
Used as temporary housing for survivors of the 1889 flood
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10GN_cambria-iron-company-office_Johnstown-PA.html
On May 31, 1889, the Cambria Iron Company suffered $3,000,000 in damages to its properties throughout the valley, including this building which housed the main office. Cambria Iron was Johnstown's main industry, so the city waited anxiously to hea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10GJ_walnut-street-bridge_Johnstown-PA.html
Built in 1917-18, the Walnut Street Bridge was one of the most critial bridges in Johnstown, providing the sole link from the West End to downtown. In 2006, the concrete arch bridge was reconstructed based on plans for the earlier bridgeFunded by:…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10DS_the-grand-army-of-the-republic-hall_Johnstown-PA.html
Built in 1892 by Union veterans of the Civil Warto replace an earlier structuredestroyed in the Johnstown Flood of 1889has been placed on theNational Register of Historic Placesby the United StatesDepartment of the Interior
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZPE_joseph-johns_Johnstown-PA.html
In commemoration ofJoseph Johns(Joseph Schantz)The founder of theCity of JohnstownErected by citizensof German descent ofJohnstownJune 16, 1913
Zum ged?chtnis anJoseph SchantzGr?der derStadt JohnstownErrichtet zumhundertsten jahrestageseines to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZPD_johnstown-veterans-and-war-memorial_Johnstown-PA.html
In honor of ourservicemen and servicewomenpast, present, future
Ever Vigilant · Ever Free
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZN5_johns-street-bridge_Johnstown-PA.html
Between 1927 and 1999 a 135-foot single-span concrete-encased riveted steel polygonal-chord Pratt pony truss bridge crossed the Little Conemaugh River at this location. First proposed in Henry Hornbostel's 1917 "Comprehensive Plan of Johnstown" th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZN4_pennsylvania-railroad-stone-bridge_Johnstown-PA.html
On May 31, 1889, The main main [sic] thrust of the 30-foot wave from the broken South Fork Dam smashed into the hillside to your left, sparing the PRR stone bridge from its full impact. The bridge held, its arches clogged with debris. The raging w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZN1_flood-prevention_Johnstown-PA.html
To commemorateFlood Preventionfrom these riversDedicated to theFlood Correspondents Associationof the Flood of 1889on the fifty-first anniversaryMay 31, 1940
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZN0_a-success-story_Johnstown-PA.html
The concrete river channels before you are part of the Pittsburgh District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's [sic], Johnstown Local Flood Protection Project (JLFPP). It is the longest paved channelization project in Pennsylvania and one of the larges…