The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-05-10
bria County
CHAPTER XI.

auVduJdSeOuSly ioed'NN N-'
improvements as Cambria.
The great chain of internal improve
ments known as the main line OF the Penn
sylvania Canal and Portage Rail Road
passes through the county, about forty
five miles of these works being within the
boundaries of the county: surmountlng the
Eastern slope of the Allegheny mountaln,
by FIVE inclined planes, over which freight
and passengers are drawn by machinery,
or stationary engines, at the head OF each
Plane. This stupendous improvement
enters the county, at the Sunanatt, or, ito
be more particular,) at Lemons Tavern
From this point it commences Its Western
descent, crossing the Huntingdon, lndl-
ana and Cambria Turnpike road at Sum
mitville, and pursuing general South
Western direction, until it intersects the
Canal at Johnstown. On the Western
slope, as well as on the Eastern, there are
five inclined planes. On this road there
a Tunnel and two Viaducts, the former
magnificent achievement, the work of the
Messrs Appletons, formerly of Eng
land.
At Johnstown the Canal and Slack
Water navigation commences, and pursu-
ing a Westerly direction, with the bed of
the Conemaugh, passes into Indiana coun-
ty.
The Portage Rail Road as have de-
scribed it above, was at the time of its con-
struction, thought to be the greatest tri-
umph over obstacles ever achieved by the
skill and energy of man. But little more
than score Of years passes, before Rail
Roads preserving all its advantages, and
obviating all the danger and delay Of in
clined planes, are constructed in the i'm
: mediate neighborhood of the same for-
tage Rail Road
The New Portage, as it is called, located
by Robert Faires, Esq, is designed, when
completed, to supersede the present road
entirely Whether it Will ever answer
the eexpectations entertained by its friends
: is altogether conjectural; but its success
9 will cast the old Portage, Gas it now be
t gins to be called,) completely into the
shade. This road enters the county neal
the same point, and pursues the same
Il general direction with the Portage.
y, The Pennsylvania Rail Road Compan.
: have constructed Rail Road withou
Planes which approaches our county nea
d the same place and takes the same genera
= direction with the other two. This Raj
n Road which is continuous from Harrisbur:
i i to Pittsburgh, (and which viii be entirel
completed in few days,) has alread
taken all the travel from the State improy
ID ments, and most of the light carryin
i'll of freight. It, Gas does the New Port
- age,) enters the county by very exter
re sive Tunnel through the Allegheny mour
tain, which is the only portion now untig
er ished.
- In addition to these great thoroug
- Cambria county has many other publ
i roads. The Huntingdon, Cambria an
e : Indiana Turnpike Road, enters the count
at the Summit, where it crosses the o.
cd Portage, and crossing the New Portae
Nv and the Pennsylvania Rail Road at Il
lis new and beautiful village, Rhododendro
= recently laid out by DR.. Jackson, passe
in adirection nearly due West, to the Ind
a ana county line.
re- The Ebensburg, Indiana, KittanniI
Is, and Butt r. Turnpike, DIVORCES at Eber
he burg and takes North Western dire
ton through the towns l have nal
ed
The Johnstown and Ligonier Turnpil
which connects those Boroughs, is an c
=" ls cellent road and has had great deal
70 travel.
,rn There is also Plank Road in proc,
say of erection from Johnstown to Somers
me which is completed beyond the line of Il
al county.
The Jefferson and Ebensburg Pla
=. Road, though not completed, has a We
NOV large amount of travel, four daily hac
re- passing between the two points.
,ur The Ebensburg and Suquehanna Pla
'ch Road, is completed to the neighborhood
rn- Carrolltown, and will probably be (
.ep ished to the Susquehanna the comi
-s season.
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retto is also in process of constructi