Cambria County
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Gosffo
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
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Leprechauns
Views: 9

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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