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East Taylor Townships Beginnings...
East Taylor and West Taylor began as one township known back then as simply Taylor Twp. Taylor Township was created September 6, 1857. It was named for Judge George Taylor, who served as Common Pleas judge of Cambria County at the time. On June 2, 1884, the township was divided into 2 parts, East & West Taylor Townships. East Taylor contains Saltlick Dam which was completed in 1914 near Mineral Point. The capacity of this dam is 814 million gallons of water which is used for domestic and industrial purposes. Nearby is the right-of-way of the Cambria County Trolley line. Besides linking Johnstown with Ebensburg, there were also spur lines to Woodvale Heights, South Fork and Nanty-Glo. In East taylor Twp, Parkhill, Echo, Brookdale, and Mineral Point, each with a descriptive name, were stations along the route. A tragic accident occurred in the township near Brookdale, the site of the car barn, when a head on crash occured between two cars on Aug 12, 1916. Twenty persons were killed outright in this accident which has no equal in the transportation history of the county. To see more about the accident view this web page: Copied from: DEATH RODE THE RAILS from Pittsburgh's FAMILY MAGAZINE; The Pittsburgh Press, Sunday, January 11, 1776; Written by Joe Bennett. |
May
26, 2007, following a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony at Ehrenfeld
Park, the four-mile Path of the Flood Trail between Ehrenfeld and the Staple
Bend Tunnel at Mineral Point became officially open for recreationists.
It has taken the Cambria County Conservation and Recreation Authority staff and volunteers along with local National Park Service employees five years to bring this project to fruition. There are 30-40 trains that will pass the trail each day. There are six interpretive signs (installed by NPS) and there are overlooks of the viaduct through which the floodwaters passed on their way to Johnstown in 1889.
The Ehrenfeld-to-Mineral Point trail took wings in 2002 after right-of-way was obtained following years of negotiations with Bethlehem Steel Corp. It is built primarily on the former Cambria Railway trolley line.
Historical Cemeteries of East Taylor
| Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery: North on 271, left turn on Varner Road. Click here for a map showing location. | SS Peter & Paul Cemetery:St. Petka's Rd., off Rt. 271. The church is located on Maple Avenue in Johnstown. Click here for map showing location. |
| Bartlebaugh Family 'Fire Site' Cemetery: A horrible tragedy struck the BARTLEBAUGH family just about a week before Christmas, on December 17, 1940. Fire broke out at the home where two brothers and their families lived. Four family members survived and five perished. The site of the fire is their burial ground. Click here for a map showing location. | St John the Baptist Cemetery: Rte 271 towards Wesley Chapel. Go through Wesley Chapel. Just past Jessie Lane on your right, you'll see a cemetery and Church on the left side of the road. Click here for map showing location. |
| Headrick Cemetery: Rt. 271. Click here for a map showing location. | St. Petka Cemetery: PA-271 South towards Conemaugh. After Parkhill, turn left onto Hazel St. Cemetery is on left side of street (the second cemetery on this road, virtually next door to SS Peter & Paul). Click here for map showing location. |
| Holy Trinity Greek Catholic Church Cemetery: No other information available. | St Vladimir Cemetery: take PA-271 South towards Conemaugh. After Parkhill, turn left onto Hazel St. Cemetery is on left side of street (between St. Petka and SS Peter & Paul). Associated with St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. |
| Historic Angus Cemetery (Also known as Angus Hill): From Rte. US-22, take PA-271 South towards Conemaugh. Turn left just before the Dairy Queen. Cemetery is located in the woods at the corner of Echo and Chris Sts. (For a partial list of those buried there & additional photos, please visit here.) | Wesley Chapel Cemetery: On Rt. 271 Click here for map showing location. |
| Mt. Union Cemetery (Also known as Rose Hill): Going north on Route 271 towards Mundy's Corner, just as you get close to Wesley Chapel, turn right onto Mineral Point Road. At the top of the hill, the cemetery is on the right side just before Mt. Union Stables. Click here for a map showing location. | Wysel Hill Cemetery: The cemetery is located at the end of Bartlebaugh Road. You have to park at the end of the blacktop and walk about 50 feet, his grave is along the edge of the trees on the right, there is usually an American Flag marking it. Click here for map showing location. |
| Sacred Heart Cemetery: Rt. 271N from Johnstown; right on Keiper Lane; right on East Jackson Street. | (Information found on Rootsweb with additional listings of names on markers. ) |
East Taylor Communities ...
Echo
Goods Corner
Mineral Point
Parkhill
Wesley Chapel
West Point