Welcome to the Cambria County Historical Society
We hope you enjoy the small showing below. Many, many
more photos and documents are available at the Cambria County
Historical Society Museum at 615 North Center Street, Ebensburg,
PA 15931.
June
2010 Tour, Lewistown / Canal / Mifflin County.
Photos by Carol Paterick.
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Spirit Night 2009. Photos by Dave Huber. Go
to Google Album here. http://picasaweb.google.com/dahub71/SpiritNight20091?feat=email#
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 Mrs. Buck's Holiday Tea, December 9,
2008. Photos
by Dave Huber. Mrs. Buck's Holiday Tea is an annual part of Ebensburg's "Dickens of a Christmas" weekend.
Go
to Google Album here.
http://picasaweb.google.com/dahub71/MrsBuckSHolidayTea2008?authkey=rU5yyINulA8&feat=email#
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- For Slide Show of Old time
Ebensburg, Click
Here
This slide show was created and compiled from scanned
images of gift wrap showing Ebensburg scenes. Gift wrap
courtesy of Mrs. Samuel F. Brisini (Marie Brisini), past
president, Ebensburg Women's Club and supporter of the Cambria
County Historical Society.
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"Plot of
unknown dead containing 779 unknown bodies of victims of the
Johnstown Flood of 1889. Over 2200 lives lost out of a
population of 30,000. Property loss in the Millions of
dollars. Water rose to the height of 17 feet on Main
Street."
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"TOPS
DINER - One of Pennsylvania's Finest - Johnstown, Pa."
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"Bird's
Eye View of Pa State Sanatorium, Cresson, Pa."
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Immergrun " - home of Charles M. Schwab -" Dean of
the Steel Industry" Ebensburg, Pa. (actually in Loretto)
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Courthouse, Jail and Academy - Ebensburg, Pa. Built 1830
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A.W. Buck
House, 1889 - Headquarters of the Cambria County Historical
Society
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Nant-Y-Glo, Pennsylvania "
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Luzerne Street, Westmont, Pa."
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Entrance to Sunset Park - Showing New Rest House and Dancing
Pavilion - Barnesboro, Pa." (actually north of
Carrolltown)
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Locust to Main
St., Johnstown Flood of 1889, Johnstown, Pa."
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" Cambria
County Jail, Ebensburg, Pa."
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Cambria
County Courthouse -
c. 1880's |
Mr. Barker and
Aunt Mary Wherry |
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A pre-1911 photograph of the jail before the large annex was
built. The jail was said to resemble a "Welsh
Castle."
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| This pass to attend a hanging was
given out by the sheriff.
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| Thought to be a picture of the last hanging at
the Cambria County Jail in 1909.
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Old Stone Jail
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Old Cambria County Jail:
Behind the Stone Wall 1870 - 1970 |
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| On December 18, 2001 our
Society opened a new exhibit at the old county jail on
Center Street in Ebensburg. Visitation hours are Mon.
- Fri. 9:00AM to 4:00PM. Please enter at the Sample
St. side (Cambria .County Public Records Center) To see what
Tom Gibb of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette had to say
about the opening click on: http://www.visitjohnstownpa.com/media/news/single/?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=132&tx_ttnews[backPid]=116&cHash=d219b6e573 |
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Click on picture to
enlarge
Visitors inspect weapons made by the inmates
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The 1870's cellblock and gallows display
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"Old Smitty's" cell... The man they
couldn't hang.
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