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Cambria was a Welsh-American farming colony in Pennsylvania, founded during the 1790s by 50 immigrants from the village of Llanbrynmair on land purchased by Baptist minister Morgan John Rhys. [1] The settlement was given a Latin name meaning "Wales". According to Marcus Tanner, Cambria is the first such Welsh-speaking community in the United ...
The Welsh Tract, also called the Welsh Barony, was a portion of the Province of Pennsylvania, a British colony in North America (today a U.S. state), settled largely by Welsh-speaking Quakers in the late 17th century. The region is located to the west of Philadelphia.
In the late 18th century, a Welsh colony named Cambria was established by Morgan John Rhys in what is now Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Later, between 1856 and 1867, there was an attempt by Samuel Roberts to establish a Welsh colony at Brynffynnon, Tennessee .
Roughly bounded by Dupont Street, Linden Avenue, Village Street, and Park and Coleman Avenues 40°17′52″N 78°54′30″W / 40.297778°N 78.908333°W / 40.297778; -78.908333 ( Moxham Historic
His vision was to establish a "gwladfa" (Welsh-speaking colony) for nonconformist sects of the time, such as Quakers and Baptists, where religion could be practiced in Welsh. [4] In order to do this Rhys founded the Cambrian Company and purchased 17,400 acres (70 km 2 ) of land, 250 miles (400 km) west of Philadelphia from Dr. Benjamin Rush for ...
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-5739, "Cambria Fire Hook & Ladder Company Building, 624 Broad Street, Johnstown, Cambria County, PA", 1 photo, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page HABS No. PA-5764, " Hungarian Reformed Church, 822-824 Chestnut Street, Johnstown, Cambria County, PA ", 2 data pages
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Cambria Township is located in the center of Cambria County at 40.515887,-78.744507, [4] 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Johnstown and 25 miles (40 km) west of Altoona. U.S. Route 22 crosses the township from east to west, U.S. Route 219 crosses it from north to south, and U.S. Route 422 leads west from Ebensburg across the western portion of the township.