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November 13, 1966. The Horseshoe Curve is a three-track railroad curve on Norfolk Southern Railway 's Pittsburgh Line in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The curve is roughly 2,375 feet (700 m) long and 1,300 feet (400 m) in diameter. Completed in 1854 by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a way to reduce the westbound grade to the summit of the Allegheny ...
In 1999, five people were injured when a raft overturned. [ 310] In 2001, a boat filled with park employees overturned when the employees rocked the boat. The establishment was shaken up but no one was injured. [ 310] On August 4, 2009, a family of three and one other park visitor were injured when a boat capsized.
Hollidaysburg is a borough in and the county seat of Blair County in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located on the Juniata River, 5 miles (8 km) south of Altoona and is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania, metropolitan statistical area. In 1900, 2,998 people lived in the borough, in 1910, 3,734 lived there, and in 1940, 5,910 ...
Jul. 6—EAU CLAIRE — A $100,000 cash bail has been set for the Eau Claire man who authorities say was involved in Sunday's fatal hit-and-run crash on U.S. 12 in Altoona. Brendan F. Barkovich ...
An Altoona man was killed in what troopers described as a head-on two-vehicle crash on U.S. 278. Altoona man dies in head-on crash with military tanker on U.S. 278 in Cullman County Skip to main ...
The White Witch story is about a woman named Lowerey. She was one of the first people in the area killed in a horse carriage accident in the early 20th century. People claim to have seen her in a cemetery in the area with strange lights. Local legend says you can see her walking the ridge between the Niles Hollywood-style sign and the canyon.
Two separate accidents after 3 p.m., June 26 slowed traffic at the west park entrance and at The Loop, the sole switchback on the western side of the Sun Road, according to officials. The accident ...
April 01, 1947 [ 8] Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 census. [ 9] It is the principal city of the Altoona metropolitan area, which includes all of Blair County and was recorded as having a population of 122,822 in 2020.