Middle Taylor Township near Johnstown in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Rosedale Banishment

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

1. The Rosedale Banishment Marker

Inscription. On September 7, 1923, in response to rising racial tensions. Johnstown Mayor Joseph Cauffiel ordered all Blacks and Mexicans who had lived in the area for less than seven years to leave. By some reports, more than 2,000 people were forced out under threat of imprisonment. News reports, some by Black journalists and activists, prompted a state investigation and turned public opinion against Cauffiel, who lost reelection.

Erected 2020 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Hispanic Americans • Immigration • Law Enforcement. A significant historical date for this entry is September 7, 1923.

Location. 40° 22.395′ N, 78° 53.308′ W. Marker is near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It is in Middle Taylor Township. It is at the intersection of Hinckston Run Road and Waterfall Drive, on the right when traveling west on Hinckston Run Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 924 Waterfall Dr, Johnstown PA 15906, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s

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Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Staple Bend Tunnel (approx. 1.7 miles away); Sgt. Michael Strank (approx. 2.1 miles away); Allegheny Portage Railroad (approx. 2.8 miles away); The Path of the Flood (approx. 2.8 miles away); a different marker also named Allegheny Portage Railroad (approx. 2.8 miles away); Cambria City (approx. 3.1 miles away); A Success Story (approx. 3½ miles away); American Red Cross (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Johnstown.

Also see . . .
1. The Great Banishment of 1923. 95 years ago, Johnstown committed one of the nation’s most blatant post-war racial injustices.
From the Pittsburgh Quarterly (Submitted on May 28, 2024, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Rosedale: 100 Years | The rise of 'Fighting Joe' Cauffiel.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

2. The Rosedale Banishment Marker

(Submitted on May 28, 2024, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel

3. The Rosedale Banishment Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2024, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,186 times since then and 228 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 28, 2024, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.