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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RRJ_soldiers-and-sailors-monument_Altoona-PA.html
[Monument text has deteriorated due to acid rain]
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11NW_the-gp9_Altoona-PA.html
Inscription of photo at top of marker GP9 #7048, momentarily off-duty, cools its wheels at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania engine terminal.Caption of next photo Pennsylvania Railroad GP9 #7048 replaced the K4 locomotive as a trackside monument in 1985.Mai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11KT_trackside-buildings_Altoona-PA.html
This 1870s view of Horseshoe Curve looks north past the rubble-strewn trackside area where you are standing, to show a coal hopper and a track along the hillside. These are evidence of coal mining activity along Kittanning Run. The shanty in the f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10CT_blair-county-memorial-highway_Altoona-PA.html
To allSons of Blair Countywho served this nationin time of war,this road of memoryis gratefully dedicatedfor all time
Dedicated Nov. 12, 1933Rededicated Nov. 11, 1992
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10CS_blair-county-war-mothers-memorial_Altoona-PA.html
That the loving memory ofBlair County's War Mothersmay be forever perpetuated,this shaft is erected by agrateful people
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10CR_endress-war-memorial_Altoona-PA.html
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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/HM10CN_memorial-projectile_Altoona-PA.html
Erected in honor of theSoldiers and Sailors of theSpanish American WarThis projectile was firedfrom one of the guns ofthe fleet of the U.S. Navyat Santiago CubaJune. 23. 1898.
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 …