Johnstown Pennsylvania was a major steel producing city. But it may be best known for the “Great Flood of 1889” which killed over 2,200 people and destroyed the town when a dam upstream failed.
Following the flood, an inclined railway or funicular was built to carry people, horses and wagons to the new hilltop community of Westmont on Yoder Hill. The incline still carries people and automobiles (one car at a time) up the hill.
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You're right. Most of us do remember Johnstown for its infamous flood
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