International Flag Plaza - Johnstown, PA
N 40° 19.471 W 078° 55.465
17T E 676335 N 4465843
A strip of land along Johns Street displays flags from 32 nations. This plaza was developed for the Country's bicentennial celebration.
Waymark Code: WM16FHB
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 07/21/2022
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Research showed that immigrants came to Johnstown primarily from 31 different nations. There were probably a few more that also contributed, but the bulk came from these parts of the world: Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czechoslavakia, Denmark, West Germany, Finland, France, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, Ukraine, South Vietnam, and Yugoslavia. These flags, along with the United States of America flag, are displayed here.
On July 4, 1976, the actual national birthday, a dedication ceremony was conducted to commemorate the date. A special program involved a roll call of each of the 31 nations, with the flag of each raised in recognition. Of course, our national flag was raised as well, bringing the total of flags to 32. The assembled crowd sang “This Land Is Your Land,” and the mayor gave a speech. In that speech, Mayor Pfuhl said “We do not stand at the cradle of liberty, but we are part of its foundation.” He went on to say, “We represent what made America grow. The flags represent the countries, and they represent us.”
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