Gallitzin Spring

Gallitzin Spring is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Blair County, dedicated 1948.

Old US 22, westbound, 2 miles E of Cambria Co. line

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The spring opposite here was a favorite stopping place of Prince Gallitzin, noted prince-priest and missionary, who founded the settlement at Loretto in 1792. He was also known as Father Smith. Buried at Loretto, site of his chapel.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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1792 · A Map Of The State Of Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1794 · Pensylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1794 · A new and general map of the middle dominions belonging to the United States of America… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1795 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1796 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

A Map Of The State Of Pennsylvania, 1792, covering the location of Gallitzin Spring, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — A Map Of The State Of Pennsylvania, 1792, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Gallitzin Spring

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