Culture in the Alleghenies Archives

Visiting the Johnstown Flood National Memorial in Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Discovering Disaster and Hope at the Johnstown Flood National Memorial

August 11, 2023August 9, 2016 by Jim Cheney

Pennsylvania is home to four of the United States’ 30 national memorials. I’ve previously visited the Flight 93 Memorial in Somerset County, the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, and the Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial, …

Visiting the Railroaders Memorial Museum in Altoona, Pennsylvania

Discovering Altoona’s Railroading History at the Railroaders Memorial Museum

August 11, 2023August 3, 2016 by Jim Cheney

For as long as it’s been a community, Altoona has been tied to transportation. In fact, it was the Pennsylvania Railroad that founded the town in 1849, as they needed …