Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Most physical traces of Johnstown’s canal era were largely wiped out by the Great Flood of 1889, but that early ...

Democrat’s ongoing U.S. Semiquincentennial project titled “America 250: Local Connections,” about events and people that shaped the region ...

JOHNSTOWN - In January 1776 — 250 years ago — the residents of Johnstown were on the wrong side of history and they were about to learn how. And the event that gave them that first lesson in U.S.

When I set out to explore things to do in Johnstown, PA, I arrived under sunny skies that shimmered off the mountain treetops. Fresh from the annual MATPRA conference, I was still buzzing with the ...

Built in the 1800s, this historic Pennsylvania incline served as a vital lifeline and escape route for the community.