Conemaugh’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Conemaugh. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A portion of the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site surrounding Staple Bend Tunnel is located in Conemaugh Township and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. The tunnel itself was listed in 1994.
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Start Conemaugh’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Conemaugh’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewScenery on the Pennsylvania Railr…, 1860: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Conemaugh
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1 historic place in Conemaugh
1 place in Conemaugh is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Scenery on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Conemaugh (1860) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.