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In the Middle Ages, there were several different Counts of Clermont ruling different counties. For the counts of Clermont in the Île-de-France, see Counts of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis. For the counts of Clermont-Ferrand, see List of rulers of Auvergne. For the counts of Clermont-sous-Huy, see Counts of Montaigu.
By 1095, the castle of Clermont had become a menace to shipping on the Meuse, occupied by brigands, and Otbert, the new prince-bishop of Liège, organized a siege of the castle. The siege lasted from 29 June to 9 August 1095 and ended unsuccessfully, partly because Godfrey of Bouillon and other nobles in the army refused to attack the castle ...
Altoona (/ æ l ˈ t uː n ə / al-TOO-nə) [9] is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 census . [ 10 ] It is the principal city of the Altoona metropolitan area , which includes all of Blair County and was recorded as having a population of 122,823.
Parts of Allegheny and Lycoming counties; attached to Crawford County until 1805 and then to Venango until Warren was formally organized in 1819. Joseph Warren, Revolutionary War general 37,572: 898 sq mi (2,326 km 2) Washington County: 125: Washington: 1781: Parts of Westmoreland County: George Washington, first U.S. President 210,232: 861 sq ...
In 1959, Altoona's Chamber of Commerce proposed a similar museum. [7] By 1963, a proposal for a "Pennsyland" railroad museum led representatives of the city's Tourism Bureau to compete against the Strasburg Rail Road in Lancaster County for possession of 28 pieces of decommissioned Pennsylvania Railroad rolling stock.
HABS No. PA-5513, "First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1401-1405 Twelfth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA", 9 photos, 6 data pages, 1 photo caption page HABS No. PA-5520, " Altoona City Hall, Twelfth Street & Thirteenth Avenue, Altoona, Blair County, PA ", 3 photos, 7 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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Coleridge, Logan, Aldrich bounded by Mill Run and Ward, Altoona, Pennsylvania Coordinates 40°28′59″N 78°24′25″W / 40.48306°N 78.40694°W / 40.48306; -78