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Portage Railroad

Cambria County · dedicated 1947 · 7939 Admiral Peary Hwy. (old US 22) at Portage Rd., just E of Cresson

Here was No. 5 of the ten inclined planes used to carry canal boats by rail, Hollidaysburg to Johnstown. The road to Lilly follows closely the route of the Portage Railroad over the mountain to Johnstown.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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