"Flood city" Top 5 Page for this destination Johnstown by Travmad

Johnstown Travel Guide: 51 reviews and 109 photos

City views

This is a picture taken from the Johnstown incline plane. You can see the Conemaugh and Stoneycreek rivers joining near bottom left. www.johnstownpa.com/history.html This site will give you some valuable infor if you plan to visit the area.

Steel making

Since steel manufacturing played a major role in the formation of the city I thought I should add a shot of one of the old mills.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Friendly
Cons:Gray most of the year
In a nutshell:Friendly city

Intro Updated Mar 12, 2006
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Reviews (14)

Amtrak Transportation (2)

Surprisingly enough, there is Amtrak service twice a day to the city of Johnstown. Once in the morning from the west... more travel advice

Johnstown Folk Fest Things to Do (5)

Every year at the first week of Sept in the CBD of Johnstown. The annual folk fest is held celebrating the heritage of... more travel advice

This 1972 Triumph was my ride for the day! - Johnstown

Thunder in the Valley Things to Do (5)

Have a look at the website below for more current information on events and dates. Daytona, Sturgous, and now Johnstown.... more travel advice

The Johnstown wine and film festival Things to Do (5)

What a great thing to do on a summer night. 2008 will be the third annual for this fun new to the area event. Anyone can... more travel advice

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Nightlife (1)
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nomorewars Jun 27, 2009 at 11:26 AM

The Johnstown incline plane looked fantastic! I would love to take a ride on that. Your flood museum and memorial national park tip was interesting as well.
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HORSCHECK Sep 2, 2007 at 12:45 PM

Jim, fabulous little page. I especially like this incline plane. I have never heard about such form of transportation. The Johnstown brewing Company seems to be well worth a visit as well ... *winkygrin*
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calcaf38 Aug 5, 2007 at 7:14 AM

Happy birthday, Jim. I was in your region yesterday, as we visited IUP. Beautiful foggy drive at 5:30am, but three hours from home... Have a wonderful day.
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aussirose Jul 16, 2007 at 2:19 PM

Gee that Incline plane looks real interesting Jim. That Brewery looks nice too. Enjoyed the read! Cheers, Ann :o)
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Nemorino Jul 10, 2007 at 1:18 PM

I must admit I had never heard of Johnstown or the big flood of May 31, 1889. So this was all new to me. Interesting!
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Fullmoonfever Jan 9, 2007 at 7:43 PM

I went to the keys on sunday instead. I found a place with $1.25 beers.
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cachaseiro Nov 25, 2006 at 7:23 PM

i think i recognise that place :O)
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Stephen-KarenConn Oct 10, 2006 at 7:00 AM

Johnstown is one of the few spots in Western PA I have yet to visit. Hope to come and see the Johnstown Flood site soon. Thanks for the helpful tips.
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ringleader Oct 1, 2006 at 2:49 PM

So, this is Johnstown! We know people (last name, Johns) that lived there; and, we also drive by the area every time we travel to Ohio. I've heard about the flood and have always been amazed anyone survived...
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scottishvisitor Jul 26, 2006 at 1:16 AM

Interesting page I liked the link to Andrew Caraigie