Johnstown Pennsylvania, settled in 1770, has experienced three major floods in its history.
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20 Facts About Johnstown Pennsylvania
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Johnstown Pennsylvania was at the head of the canal's western branch, with canal boats having been transported over the mountains via the Allegheny Portage Railroad and refloated here, to continue the trip by water to Pittsburgh and the Ohio Valley.
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Johnstown Pennsylvania prospered from skyrocketing demand in the western United States for barbed wire.
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Johnstown Pennsylvania's citizens mobilized to achieve a permanent solution to the flooding problem and wrote to President Franklin Roosevelt pleading for federal aid.
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Johnstown proclaimed itself "flood-free", a feeling reinforced when Johnstown was virtually the only riverside city in Pennsylvania not to flood during Hurricane Agnes in 1972.
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In 2003, U S Census data showed that Johnstown was the least likely city in the United States to attract newcomers; however, what were previously relatively weak opportunities provided by the local manufacturing and service economies have more recently begun to burgeon, attracting outsiders.
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Johnstown Pennsylvania remains a regional medical, educational, cultural, and communications center.
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Cambria-Rowe Business College, located in the Moxham section of Johnstown Pennsylvania, offers concentrated career training and has continuously served Johnstown Pennsylvania since 1891.
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The ART WORKS in Johnstown Pennsylvania project is projected to be a non-profit LEED-certified green building.
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City of Johnstown Pennsylvania is divided into many neighborhoods, each with its own unique, ethnic feel.
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Dale Borough is an enclave located within the city of Johnstown Pennsylvania, situated on the southeast side of the city between Hornerstown and Walnut Grove.
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Johnstown Pennsylvania Flood, written and directed by Charles Guggenheim, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary, Short Subject in 1989.
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Johnstown Pennsylvania is featured in Defenders of Freedom Volume 1 and Defenders of Freedom Volume 2 .
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Johnstown Pennsylvania is the setting of Jeschonek's story Fear of Rain, which was nominated for a British Fantasy Award.
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Johnstown Pennsylvania is featured in A Community Keystone; The Official History of The Williamsport Sun-Gazette .
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Nonetheless, in 2018, Johnstown was ranked 169th among "The Best Small Places For Business And Careers" in the U S, by Forbes.
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Johnstown Pennsylvania has been home to a long succession of minor league hockey franchises dating back to 1940.
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One of the more recent manifestations, the Johnstown Pennsylvania Chiefs, were named for their Slap Shot counterparts.
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The chances of becoming a victim of a violent crime in Johnstown are 1 in 184 where the average for Pennsylvania is 1 in 316.
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Johnstown Pennsylvania acquired a minor in business accounting and a degree in Sociology.
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