Logan House

Logan House is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Altoona, Blair County, dedicated 1947.

11th Ave. at 13th St., Altoona

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At the famous railroad hotel on this site was held the Conference of Northern War Governors, Sept. 24-26, 1862. Governor Andrew Curtin of Pennsylvania called the meeting which united forces behind Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1848 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1857 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1865 · County map of the State of Pennsylvania (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1878 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Pennsylvania. (Penn State University Libraries)

County map of the State of Pennsylvania, 1865, covering the location of Logan House, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — County map of the State of Pennsylvania, 1865, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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