Cambria City
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Gosffo
N 40° 20.384 W 078° 55.729
17T E 675922 N 4467524
A great place to visit! One price gets you in 3 museums. This house included!
Waymark Code: WM7GRP
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/24/2009
Views: 4
Marker Text: Founded in 1853, this neighborhood was the first home to immigrants who came to Johnstown to find work in the coal mines and steel mills. Nationality churches and ethnic clubs exemplify the neighborhood's rich and diverse culture.
During the Johnstown Flood the family, George and Frances Wagner and their 9 children huddled in the front bedroom of this house. The water reaching the second floor! It is reported they save a woman floating by, by pulling her in the second floor window!
Marker Name: Cambria City
County: Cambria
Date Dedicated: 09/01/1994
Marker Type: City
Location: 418 Broad St., Johnstown
Category: Cities & Towns, Coal, Ethnic & Immigration, Labor, Religion, Steel
Website: [Web Link]
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