Cambria County
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N 40° 29.046 W 078° 43.496
17T E 692828 N 4483976
Cambria means Wales!
Waymark Code: WM7GX1
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2009
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Marker Text: Formed March 26, 1804 out of Huntingdon and Somerset counties. Its name, dating from Roman Britain, means "Wales." County seat, Ebensburg, was incorporated 1825. Famed Portage Railroad extended west to Johnstown. Birthplace of Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary.
Marker Name: Cambria County
County: Cambria
Date Dedicated: 05/25/1982
Marker Type: City
Location: County Courthouse, Center St., Ebensburg
Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Website: [Web Link]
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