Portage in Cambria County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Allegheny Portage Railroad Plane No. 2

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 5, 2013

1. Allegheny Portage Railroad Plane No. 2 Marker

Inscription. From 1834 to 1854 this 36-mile line connected Hollidaysburg to Johnstown. The railroad portaged canal boats over the Allegheny Mountains, which formed a barrier to the Pennsylvania canal system. Horses and mules pulled the first trains. Later steam locomotives were used. At the center of the line, Plane No. 2 served as the railroad headquarters.

Erected 1994 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 40° 23.623′ N, 78° 40.081′ W. Marker is in Portage, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County. It is at the intersection of Portage Street (Pennsylvania Route 53) and Munster Road ( Route 164), on the right when traveling west on Portage Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Portage PA 15946, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s 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: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Walter Edward Mintus (approx. 0.3 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3

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miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sonman Mine Disaster Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Ku Klux Klan Riot (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portage.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 5, 2013

2. Allegheny Portage Railroad Plane No. 2 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 810 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.