800.237.8590 • Visitjohnstownpa.Com • 1
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
800.237.8590 • visitjohnstownpa.com • 1 PUBLISHED BY Greater Johnstown/Cambria County Convention & Visitors Bureau 111 Roosevelt Blvd., Ste. A Introducing Johnstown ..................right Johnstown, PA 15906-2736 Map of the Cambria County ...............7 814-536-7993 800-237-8590 The Great Flood of 1889 .....................8 www.visitjohnstownpa.com Industry & Innovation ........................12 .......................................16 VISITOR INFORMATION Cambria City Introducing Johnstown By Dave Hurst 111 Roosevelt Blvd., Our Towns: Loretto, Johnstown, PA 15906 Ebensburg & Cresson ........................18 If all you know about Johnstown is its lood, you are Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Outdoor Recreation ...........................22 missing out on much of its history – and a lot of fun! Located on Rt. 56, ½ In addition to being the “Flood City,” Johnstown has Bikers Welcome! .................................28 mile west of downtown been a canal port, a railroad center, a steelmaking ATV: Rock Run .....................................31 Johnstown beside Aurandt center, and the new home for a colorful assortment Paddling & Boating ............................32 Auto Sales of European immigrants. Cycling .................................................36 INCLINED PLANE In 2015, Johnstown was proudly named the irst .....................................38 VISITOR CENTER Arts & Culture “Kraft Hockeyville USA,” recognizing the community as 711 Edgehill Dr., Family Fun & Entertainment .............40 the most passionate hockey town in the United States. Johnstown, PA 15905 Shopping .............................................42 If you liked the “Rocky” movies, you’ll love Johnstown. This community Atop the Johnstown Inclined Churches .............................................44 was knocked down three times by devastating loods – in 1889, 1936 and Plane. Seasonal hours. Dining & Catering ...............................46 1977. Each time, our residents honored their dead, rolled up their sleeves, Operating schedules of Lodging ................................................48 and rebuilt their homes and businesses. attractions and sites vary. Meeting Spaces ..................................50 Visit Johnstown today and you can hear the inspirational stories arising Please verify operating days Community Resources ......................52 from the Johnstown loods. But, you can also see how we made steel and and times before planning mined coal. You can experience our immigrant heritage and arts scene in your visit or call the Greater Transportation ...................................59 the Cambria City Historic District. Or, you can party with us at one of the top- Johnstown/Cambria County Events in 2016 ....................................60 Convention & Visitors 10 motorcycle rallies in the nation and other irst-rate festivals celebrating Downtown Johnstown Map ..............67 Bureau for assistance: music and ethnicity. You can boat whitewater in the Stonycreek Canyon; 1-800-237-8590 © 2016 by the Greater Johnstown/Cambria County Convention & Visitors Bureau (GJ/ ride our byways; bicycle country lanes, mountain bike single-track and cycle CC CVB). The GJ/CC CVB has made every efort to maintain the accuracy of information rail-trails; hike atop our lush ridges; and boat, ish, or swim in lakes once Photography: Brittney Lvbarger presented in this guide, but assumes not responsibility for errors, changes, or Cover art: Lazor Yost omissions. The GJ/CC CVB in no way warrants or assumes liability for the products owned by steel companies. And all of the Johnstown area’s attractions come and services ofered. Inclusion in this publication does not imply endorsement by Marketing & Design beautifully framed by the scenic Allegheny Mountains. the GJ/CC CVB. Book design: debcavrak.com Johnstown is located just 70 miles east of Pittsburgh (an easy drive Printer: Knepper Press on U.S. Route 22, less than a half-hour north of the Somerset Exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and less than an hour from the Bedford Exit. So join us in Johnstown–for a visit or a lifetime! 4 • visitjohnstownpa.com • 800.237.8590 800.237.8590 • visitjohnstownpa.com • 5 Map of Johnstown & Cambria County 800.237.8590 • visitjohnstownpa.com • 7 time in Johnstown’s history; here the lessons of the past still apply today. See the remains of the South Fork Dam! The Great JOHNSTOWN FLOOD NATIONAL MEMORIAL National Park Service Site located at the ruins of the Flood South Fork Dam that burst May 31, 1889. Visitor center with exhibits and a life-size “debris wall” that dramatical- of 1889 ly illustrates the lood wave that devastated Johnstown. The ilm Black Friday chillingly recreates that day in 1889. Picnic area. Trails around dam’s remains. Interpretive programs. 733 Lake Road, South Fork, PA 15956 814-495-4643 • www.nps.gov/jol Watch the Academy-Award® winning ilm! JOHNSTOWN FLOOD MUSEUM The Johnstown Flood Museum recreates the 1889 Flood with exhibits, artifacts and the Academy Award® winning ilm, The Johnstown Flood, the only museum-commis- sioned documentary that has won an Academy Award® in the short subject documentary category. Exhibits also include “The Oklahoma House,” a pre-fabricated Learn the shocking story of the Great Johnstown structure sent to Johnstown to house lood survivors. Flood of 1889 and Johnstown’s remarkable recovery 304 Washington St., Johnstown, PA 15901 814-539-1889 • www.jaha.org Visit the original club house! 125 YEARS AGO… In the waning years of the nineteenth ST. MICHAEL HISTORIC DISTRICT century, the steel barons from Pittsburgh enjoyed a AND 1889 CLUB HOUSE private retreat in the mountains of Cambria County. Several historic structures once part of the South Fork Known as the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, the Fishing and Hunting Club which owned the South Fork members included Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Dam and Lake Conemaugh when the dam failed on May Flood Frick. The club boasted a multi-acre lake, boathouses 31, 1889. The three-story clubhouse had 47 rooms and and cottages. A large clubhouse served as a hotel and lodged most of the members of the club. Clubhouse is Facts restaurant for members and their guests. Life was easy open for visitation during the summer months as part of “Journey Around Lake Conemaugh” Van Tours. along the lake until the rains came that day. The storm 186 Main St., Saint Michael, PA 15951 2,209 people began on Memorial Day and continued through the 814-495-4643 • www.nps.gov/jol lost their lives night. The lood was On May 31, 1889, rising water in the lake breached Hike or bike the... the worst natural the South Fork Dam, sending twenty million tons of PATH OF THE FLOOD TRAIL disaster of the 19th water roaring through the Conemaugh Valley. The Historic walking and bicycling trail following the path of century massive wall of water destroyed everything in its path. the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889. Interpretive signs relate the story of the rushing waters and the terrible af- The lood was the Houses, railroad cars and other debris all became part of termath. At Mineral Point, the trail joins the Staple Bend irst disaster relief the deadly mix that crashed into Johnstown and literally efort of the swept the town away. When it was all over, 2,209 people Tunnel Trail and continues from the Franklin Borough Ball Field to the Johnstown Flood Museum in downtown American Red were dead; but from the destruction rose a spirit of Cross Johnstown. Cambria County Conservation & Recreation survival and commitment that is still alive in Johnstown. Authority. 814-472-2110 Visiting the following sites and points of interest will www.cambriaconservationrecreation.com take you on an unforgettable journey through a poignant 8 • visitjohnstownpa.com • 800.237.8590 800.237.8590 • visitjohnstownpa.com • 9 Run the... Join us for our... PATH OF THE FLOOD TRAIL! COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS! The great lood is returning to Johnstown -- a lood of May 31, 2016 will mark the 127th anniversary of the RUNNERS! The 3rd Annual Path of the Flood Races will lood. Commemorative activities are planned by the take place May 28. Races will include a 5K, half-mara- National Park Service and the Johnstown Area Heritage thon, and 12K. Association. For details, visit www.jaha.org or www.nps. 814-539-1889 • Register online: www.active.com. gov/jol. See the inal resting place of THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD STORY 777 unidentiied lood victims MADE THE BIG SCREEN! GRANDVIEW CEMETERY/PLOT In 2003, Johnstown Flood, narrated by actor Richard OF THE UNKNOWN Dreyfuss, was released straight to DVD. Much of the The Monument of Tranquility overlooks the Unknown footage from the Johnstown Flood National Memorial’s Plot of 777 graves of unidentiied 1889 Johnstown Flood ilm Black Friday was taken from the 1926 silent ilm, The Victims. Also interred are Lt. Col. Boyd “Buzz” Wagner, Johnstown Flood, which starred Janet Gaynor and George the irst American air ace of World War II and John G. O’Brien. The animated short from 1946, Mighty Mouse McCrory, founder of the McCrory 5-and-10 store chain. and The Johnstown Flood, features our rodent hero using Groups welcome. super-hypnosis to turn back time and 801 Millcreek Rd., Johnstown, PA 15905 “save the day.” Source: “Johnstown on the Big Screen” by 814-535-2652 • www.grandviewjohnstownpa.com Mike Mastovich, Johnstown Magazine, May 2007) Take a... WALKING TOUR OF FLOOD SITES GrandviewA self-guided Proof_Layout walking tour highlights1 2/2/12 the 12:22 most notablePM Page 1 buildings in the National Historic District of Downtown Johnstown, including many that survived the 1889 lood. The map and list of more than 15 sites is available at the Johnstown Flood Museum or online at www.jaha.org/ VisitorResources/downtown.html. View the beautifully lighted... STONE ARCH BRIDGE Built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1887, the bridge survived the 1889 Flood but caused greater devastation as lood waters and debris, unable to pass through the arches, caught ire. For three hours every evening the bridge is lighted with colorful LED lights that are programmed to relect holidays, special events and the time of year, beginning with a 20-minute lightshow. For scheduling information, visit www.jaha.org/stonebridge. html. See the..