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Greenwood is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east, in the neighboring valley of Sandy Run, and Pinecroft is 2 miles (3 km) to the north in Antis Township. The East Altoona Roundhouse , the largest locomotive-servicing roundhouse in the world in the early 20th century, was located 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of the current CDP, just outside the Altoona ...
An 1836 map of Pennsylvania's counties. The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, used by the U.S. government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. FIPS codes are five-digit numbers; for Pennsylvania the codes start with 42 and are completed with the three-digit county code.
The Land Grant Act of 1850 [1] provided for 3.75 million acres of land to the United States to support railroad projects; by 1857 21 million acres of public lands were used for railroads in the Mississippi River valley, and the stage was set for more substantial Congressional subsidies to future railroads. [2]
More than 100 pages use this file. The following list shows the first 100 pages that use this file only. A full list is available.. Allegheny Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Location of Kittanning Gap after GNIS finding of 'Kittanning Gap, Pennsylvania' seen in USGS National Map viewer screenshot. The gap is located effectively in a western suburb of Altoona. • The maps on this page also are showing the nearby PRR Horseshoe Curve which crosses watercourses cutting three other gaps.
The four largest are (in descending order of population): Altoona, State College, Johnstown (all in Pennsylvania) and Cumberland (in Maryland). In the 1970s and '80s, the Interstate Highway System was extended into the northern portion of the Alleghenies, and the region is now served by a network of federal expressways— Interstates 80 , 70 / ...
The Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona manages a visitor center next to the curve. [47] The 6,800-square-foot (632 m 2) center has historical artifacts and memorabilia relating to the curve and a raised-relief map of the Altoona–Johnstown area. [38] Access to the curve is by a 288-foot (88 m) funicular or a 194-step stairway.
English: "Map of the Philadelphia, Wilmington, & Baltimore Railroad shewing [sic] its connections." Sketch map showing the area between Philadelphia and Baltimore indicating drainage, cities and towns, roads, and railroads. Published in the 1850s.