Johnstown, Industrial city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States
Johnstown sits at an elevation of 348 meters in western Pennsylvania, surrounded by the Allegheny Mountains and crossed by three rivers.
The catastrophic flood of 1889 reshaped the city when the South Fork Dam collapsed, resulting in 2,209 deaths and leading to significant infrastructure changes.
The Heritage Discovery Center presents multiple exhibitions about immigration, industrial heritage, and the daily life of Pennsylvania steel workers through the centuries.
The University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and Pennsylvania Highlands Community College provide higher education opportunities to more than 5,000 students annually.
The Johnstown Inclined Plane, measuring 896.5 feet in length, operates as a funicular railway transporting both vehicles and passengers up Yoder Hill.
Location: Cambria County
Inception: 1770
Elevation above the sea: 348 m
Website: http://cityofjohnstownpa.net
GPS coordinates: 40.32674,-78.92197
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:16
Johnstown Inclined Plane
579 m
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
12.6 km
Cambria Iron Company
1 km
Stone Bridge
688 m
Staple Bend Tunnel
6.7 km
Johnstown Flood Museum
154 m
Cathedral of Saint John Gualbert
577 m
Inclined Plane Bridge
342 m
Buttermilk Falls Natural Area
16.1 km
Moxham Historic District
3.4 km
Cambria City Historic District
1.7 km
Downtown Johnstown Historic District
345 m
Windber Historic District
12.7 km
Old Conemaugh Borough Historic District
948 m
Nathan's Department Store
308 m
Minersville Historic District
1.8 km
Matthew Hair Farm
17.3 km
Laurel Hill Furnace
12.4 km
Shaffer's Bridge
6.2 km
Grand Army of the Republic Hall
294 m
Alma Hall
334 m
Westmont Historic District
1.5 km
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
13 km
Ross Furnace
14.3 km
Unger House
13 km
Heritage Discovery Center
1.7 km
Christ the Saviour Orthodox Cathedral (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)
3.3 km
South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club Clubhouse
12.8 kmReviews
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