565 Walters Avenue
Organized 24 March 1964
This monument is dedicated to the memory of the fallen soldiers of the 28th Military Police Company who gave the ultimate sacrifice in their mission to
Assist - Protect - Defend
on the . . . — — Map (db m311631) WM
In memory of
those lost in the March 17, 1936
Greater Johnstown Flood
Daniel Gallagher Cecilia Seifert Wehn
Foster W. Buchanan Henry Belande
Mrs. Jacob Fruhlinger Faber Eckenrod
James Langham Louis F. Ansman
Joseph Runko . . . — — Map (db m21885) HM
Οn May 31, 1889, Alma Hall escaped destruction although its first two stories were under water. Through the night, 264 survivors reached the safety of its upper floors. Attorney James Walters, clinging to a piece of wreckage, was swept . . . — — Map (db m311183) HM
On June 5, 1889, Clara Barton and a group of American Red Cross volunteers arrived in Johnstown to help the survivors of a devastating flood resulting from the failure of the South Fork Dam. It was one of the first major disaster responses for the . . . — — Map (db m74402) HM
The booming period, from 1867 to 1889, was used to make steel rails and fortunes...Across this rampant industrial expansion, the Great Flood of 1889 rolled like a juggernaught. - Nathaniel Daniel Shappee. A History of Johnstown and the Great Flood . . . — — Map (db m76909) HM
Founded in 1853, this neighborhood was the first home to immigrants who came to Johnstown to find work in the coal mines and steel mills. Nationality churches and ethnic clubs exemplify the neighborhood's rich and diverse culture. — — Map (db m52634) HM
Erected by the citizens of Cambria County in the year 1950 A.D. as a living memorial to the men and women of the county who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America in time of war. This building was made possible by the . . . — — Map (db m311064) WM
Has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This company and its five plants along the Conemaugh Valley possess national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America. The Cambria Iron Company . . . — — Map (db m311445) HM
On May 31, 1889, the Cambria Iron Company suffered $3,000,000 in damages to its properties throughout the valley, including this building which housed the main office. Cambria Iron was Johnstown's main industry, so the city waited anxiously to . . . — — Map (db m53912) HM
On May 31, 1889, Washington Street became one of the main paths of destruction for the raging flood wave from the broken South Fork Dam. There were two buildings on this site: the office residence of Mrs. Hettie Ogle - the Western Union . . . — — Map (db m53914) HM
On May 31, 1889, Central Park was under 18 feet of water and tons of debris. Within a few days, however, the park was cleared off and transformed into a tent city for some of the 6,000 laborers and 580 members of the 14th Pennsylvania Regiment . . . — — Map (db m21829) HM
This arch was dedicated posthumously to Anna Morrell Chapin by her husband Philip Chapin, former General Manager of Cambria Iron Company.
It was the original entrance to Grandview Cemetery. The switchback road in the picture was replaced by . . . — — Map (db m21833) HM
In 2019, Pennsylvania Representative Jim Rigby and IAFF Local 463 President Eric Miller were approached by a gentleman named Daniel Rose with the idea of naming the Franklin Street Bridge in the honor of deceased Firefighters who had served with . . . — — Map (db m311814) HM
Gleditsia triacanthos inermis
Though this is a thorn-less variety, the sharp, long, red-brown thorns of the honey locust were used by Civil War soldiers to pin together their tattered uniforms. The honey locust has a soft, open canopy . . . — — Map (db m312045) HM WM
(Somerset):
County Commissioners
J. J. Stahl
P. A. Kreger
J. H. Bender
County Engineer
Phil A. Shaffer
Chief Clerk
Elsie Duppstadt
(Cambria):
County . . . — — Map (db m311062) HM
Honor Roll World War
1914 1918
Cambria County
1 Herman W. Adams
2 Tony D. Alfonso
3 Morris E. Allen
4 John Andrews
5 Wilbur Anderson
6 John Archibald
7 Louis E. Arehart
8 Oliver F. Aukerman . . . — — Map (db m311687) WM
Vietnam
Pfc. Jerry W. Siegrist
Pfc. Stanley A. Stys
Lc. Pl. Reed M. May Jr.
Spec. 4 Grey L. Hagins
Persian Gulf
Sgt. John T. Boxler
Iraqi Freedom
Sgt. Christopher A. Golby
Korea
1st Lt. Richard E. . . . — — Map (db m300552) WM
In February 1837, two slaves, brothers Patrick and Abraham, escaped from a farm in Bath, Va. As they made their way to freedom, bounty hunters pursued them and they were wounded. Both black and white abolitionists assisted them on their way through . . . — — Map (db m227652) HM
"For you don't have us yet."
On February 12, 1837, two slaves, brothers "Patrick" and "Abraham" escaped from the Fruit Hill farm of Col. John Sherrard in Bath, Va. They were pursued by slave catchers into Pennsylvania. Having been . . . — — Map (db m311834) HM
Formed 1873 in the loft of the Woodvale Tannery by workers there. Organized as Cambria Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, 1874, at Napoleon and Dibert Sts. About 1877 it moved here. Washed from its foundation in the 1889 flood but later restored. — — Map (db m21871) HM
On May 31, 1889, this massive sandstone church, made from stone blocks from the abandoned Pennsylvania Canal System, took the brunt of the flood wave without a crack in its walls. The wave parted at the church and continued its path of . . . — — Map (db m311070) HM
In this Sanctuary
Uniting Sessions
The
Evangelical United Brethren
Denomination
Nov. 16, 1946
Western Pennsylvania Conference
Sept. 12, 1951
Western Pennsylvania Conference
Women's Society of . . . — — Map (db m241505) HM
Created On This Site :
Evangelical United Brethren Church
1946
Women's Society Of World Service
1952
Western Pennsylvania Conference
1969 — — Map (db m241506) HM
To commemorate
Flood Prevention
from these rivers
Dedicated to the
Flood Correspondents Association
of the Flood of 1889
on the fifty-first anniversary
May 31, 1940 — — Map (db m52761) HM
The current site of the Johnstown Firefighters Memorial Park was originally the location of the Good Will Hose Hook and Ladder Company, which was organized in 1868. They were the only ladder company in the City. During the Great Flood of 1889, . . . — — Map (db m311755) HM
Dedicated in grateful tribute to our late President who on August 13, 1936 from this site promised the citizens of Johnstown, flood control. Two years later this promise was fulfilled providing a much needed defense against that which had brought . . . — — Map (db m310978) HM
Johnstown's pioneer Methodist church - founded 1819
This sanctuary building dedicated 1869
The first church built on this corner in 1838... Was enlarged and rebuilt in 1853-1869-1912 and 1958. The present Gothic sanctuary, dedicated 1869, . . . — — Map (db m311171) HM
In memory of
General George B. Simler
Commander U.S.A.F. Air Training Command
Date of birth February 16, 1921
Date of death September 9, 1972 — — Map (db m311930) WM
“A people who have walked in darkness have seen a great light: to them who live in the region of the shadow of death, a light has risen.” Isaiah 9:2
[Names, ages, and residence of the 78 people who died are listed on the monument] . . . — — Map (db m21594) HM
In memory of
Those Lost in the March 17, 1936
Greater Johnstown Flood
Daniel Gallagher
Foster W. Buchanan
Mrs. Jacob Fruhlinger
James Langham
Joseph Runko
Gregory Kostoff
Cecelia Seifert Wehn
Henry Belande . . . — — Map (db m311673) HM
Jim Mayer
1926-1990
Jim came from an old Johnstown family and served the community for many years as an attorney, a magistrate, a veteran, and a conservationist. He was one of the initial founders of Stackhouse Park, the Benscreek . . . — — Map (db m311005) HM
Congressman John P. Murtha 1932-2010
USMC 1952-1990 Private to Colonel
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Bronze Star with "V
Purple Heart with a Gold Star
Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry
Pennsylvania Distinguished Service . . . — — Map (db m311548) HM
Between 1927 and 1999 a 135-foot single-span concrete-encased riveted steel polygonal-chord Pratt pony truss bridge crossed the Little Conemaugh River at this location. First proposed in Henry Hornbostel's 1917 "Comprehensive Plan of Johnstown" the . . . — — Map (db m52765) HM
On May 31, 1889, a wall of water and wreckage 35 feet high traveled 14 miles from the broken South Fork Dam, destroying more than 1,600 homes and claiming 2,209 lives. Public and private efforts from across America helped Johnstown to rebuild. — — Map (db m52671) HM
Built (1938-1943) and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Pittsburgh District), the JLFPP reflects the 1930s move toward a major federal role in local flood protection. This concrete-paved channel project, extending 9.2 miles along . . . — — Map (db m52672) HM
(Front):
"That we highly resolved that these dead shall not have died in vain----"
Abraham Lincoln
"Freedom is not free!"
"Honoring veterans of all wars."
"For those who follow: you will be challenged in your times. . . . — — Map (db m311544) WM
Proudly we pay tribute to our sons and daughters who served in
World War II
1941 - 1945
Duty fixed a value the worth of which is here honored and revered for all time. — — Map (db m311068) WM
In commemoration of
Joseph Johns
(Joseph Schantz)
The founder of the
City of Johnstown
Erected by citizens
of German descent of
Johnstown
June 16, 1913
Zum gedδchtnis an
Joseph Schantz
Grόder der
Stadt . . . — — Map (db m52848) HM
Tilia Americana
The Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC contains a pool of remembrance which is surrounded by a grove of 40 linden trees. "Freedom is not free" is engraved on a black polished granite wall that extends into . . . — — Map (db m312049) WM
In 1889 Johnstown was a steel company town of Germans and Welsh. With a population of 30,000, it was a growing and industrious community known for the quality of its steel. Founded in 1794, Johnstown prospered with the building of the Pennsylvania . . . — — Map (db m203932) HM
On May 31, 1889, the Market House, which held the police station and municipal offices was completely washed away. It had occupied this northeast corner of Market Square, a plot of land laid out by Joseph Johns in his town plan of 1800.
After . . . — — Map (db m21886) HM
1861 1865
54th Penna. Vol.
Col. J. M. Campbell
Lt. Col. J. P. Linton
Major Enoch Yutzy
Adjt. W. Horace Rose
- Committee -
W. H. Frederick
J. W. Mostoller
Wm. H. Sanner
D. G. McCullough
J. K. Spangler . . . — — Map (db m311557) WM
On May 31, 1889, this post-Civil War, cast iron statue was swept away by the flood wave and carried to a pile of wreckage downstream. After being found amidst the debris, it was returned to the front yard of the James Morley mansion which . . . — — Map (db m21835) HM
Acer rubrum
Though Operation Desert Storm was a short conflict, it was no small task, resulting in 18,466 air missions and costing 293 American lives to bring freedom to the Kuwaitis. The red maple stands straight and tall like a . . . — — Map (db m312101) HM WM
Quercus bicolor
The swamp white oak was the first tree planted at the September 11th Memorial at ground zero where the World Trade Center once stood in New York City. 400 Oaks have been planted at the memorial amongst the "Survivor . . . — — Map (db m312219) HM WM
On May 31, 1889, The main main [sic] thrust of the 30-foot wave from the broken South Fork Dam smashed into the hillside to your left, sparing the PRR stone bridge from its full impact. The bridge held, its arches clogged with debris. The raging . . . — — Map (db m52764) HM
Indigenous People and the Conemaugh
Hunting and Agriculture
The Delaware and Shawnee Indians who lived at "Conemaugh Old Town" in today's Conemaugh River Valley from the 1720s-1760s relied on farming for their sustenance. Down near . . . — — Map (db m311463) HM
The power of the Johnstown Flood pushed locomotives and other railroad equipment from East Conemaugh down the valley.
This Railroad Car wheel assembly was excavated during construction of the new Conemaugh Bridge in 2011.
The wheels, . . . — — Map (db m311389) HM
In memory of
Those who gave their lives for American Independence
The John W. Reed Jr. family in memory: John W. Reed Jr. 1928-2011
Gymnocladus dioica
During the Revolutionary War, the Kentucky Coffetree seeds were . . . — — Map (db m311889) HM WM
On July 11, 1902, on this hillside. 112 bituminous coal miners, mostly immigrants. were killed in a gas explosion at Cambria Iron Company's Rolling Mill Mine. It was the first of four major mining accidents in PA contributing to the deadliest decade . . . — — Map (db m203729) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m247434) HM
Roxbury Park & Luna Park
Roxbury Park was created in 1895 by the Roxbury Driving Association; it hosted highly popular horse races. The park also catered to group picnics and other events. African-Americans celebrated the Emancipation . . . — — Map (db m310949) HM
On May 31, 1889, St. John Gualbert's parish experienced not only a great loss, but also a nearly miraculous rescue. The church itself burned down in the midst of the floodwaters, having caught fire when the burning Wolfe residence crashed into . . . — — Map (db m21593) HM
In honor of those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States whose remains are in Sandyvale Cemetery in graves known only to God
Revolutionary War
John Horner Sr.
John Horner Jr.
Butler, Thomas
Frederick Horner . . . — — Map (db m313172) WM
In memory of
Sgt. John T. Boxler
Automotive mechanic U.S. Post Office
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Served his country two tours of duty in Vietnam. Gave his life for the American way February 25, 1991 in Operation Desert Storm in Dhahran, . . . — — Map (db m21569) WM
A Marine, he was the oldest and highest ranking of the six men who took part in the famous raising of the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945. This scene, photographed by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press, was later used in the Marine Corps . . . — — Map (db m74506) HM
The concrete river channels before you are part of the Pittsburgh District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's [sic], Johnstown Local Flood Protection Project (JLFPP). It is the longest paved channelization project in Pennsylvania and one of the largest . . . — — Map (db m52760) HM
On May 31, 1889, George T. Swank, editor and publisher of the Johnstown Tribune, was preparing the weekly issue of the paper on the second floor of this building. The rising waters outside drew him to the office windows to report on the . . . — — Map (db m53915) HM
Built in 1917-18, the Walnut Street Bridge was one of the most critial bridges in Johnstown, providing the sole link from the West End to downtown. In 2006, the concrete arch bridge was reconstructed based on plans for the earlier bridge
Funded . . . — — Map (db m53906) HM
In 1938, the Pittsburgh District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiated construction of the Johnstown Local Flood Protection Project (JLFPP) by widening and deepening the channels and constructing concrete walls and side slopes in the . . . — — Map (db m311446) HM
Quercus rubrum
Regarded as the mightiest of trees, the oak symbolizes strength, courage and wisdom. The red oak grows throughout most of Europe, standing alongside our American Soldiers during World War I. — — Map (db m312046) HM WM
Fraxinus pensylvanica
The green ash, found at the childhood home of Dwight D. Eisenhower in Denison, Texas, was selected to be the official WWII tree and is planted at the National WWII Memorial. This majestic tree stands as a silent . . . — — Map (db m312047) HM WM
In reverent and enduring memory
of all Americans who fought for
a new world of freedom and peace
They counted not their lives
dear unto themselves — — Map (db m53916) HM
