The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-07-26
Cambria Cou,
Ebensburg Rorougb
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those for whom these articles are v,;.
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.EbensburC borough village. and ca.
! Justice, Cambria Co., Pa, 70 miles :
Pittsburgh, and ! miles y. ". from Bs-r.t'
pag> 1856. ----
..Bculah, small town, Cambria Co p -.
. ted chiefly by emigrauts from Wales a. - 5
miles L. of Pittsburgh. IA" "-pags I4s
According 10 this yeritablew work. Frs-.
burg IS 10 miles further East from P...
burgh than Beulah, while the same s-..
makes them only to,,g miles apart. To.a
to the absurdity, the same paragraph II.
makes Ebensburg 10 miles further T.
than Beulah, places Ebepsburg ".
West, instead OF South West; makes p,
lah q small town, at a time It has Meth,
u house nor an inhabitant; and most RS.
ulous of all, makes ii the standpoint IN
which to locate Ebensburg. Had B.,,
Munchausen, instead Of DarIy, been Il,
author Of these paragraphs, they CERTAIN
would have been worthy Of tie iuvs5,-
EbansJurg, the seat Of justice Of C.-.
bria County, issituated on the Iuutiu.3,.
Cambria and Indiana Turnpike Road. n.
merly known as the "Northern Rggr.
which passes through the village i1sG
rect line from East 10 West, fyrm:l. is
principal street. It's population il III
was 353, in 1850, 600; and in 1860. .s-.
thing over LOCO
The location Of Ebensburg Is svcla ash
preclude the possibility Of its ever bs,.7
ing q place Of extended business OF b..
population. Situated upon hign g.g1,-
without any water power, its increase lss
be owing entirely to the enterprise O: Il
people, and the necessities ofthe neisL5.,
hood Nor Is its prospect Of future grsls
ness enhanced by the fertility Of the sl,
cent country, as a great deal Of the .--i
adjoining, especially to the West. is broke:
and unproductive.
Still its growth has been STEADY II
healthful. The first house was built i'll
remember correctly in 1893. Under Ii:
Act Of Assembly Of 1904 erecting Cantz,
County, the Commissioners were d;rsgsi
to locate the seat of justice at "a point lg;
over five miles from the centre of Ii.
County" Beulah, Ebensburg and Nun.
ster were formidable rivals. The Comuls
sioners seem to have avoided extreme, t7
selecting Ebensburg, which lies dire.ay
between the other two points,
Rev. Rees Lloyd owned the land ur.l
which the town is built, and As an inics.
meut, conveyed the square Of ground uP.,
which the Court house, Jail and ACADEMY
have since been built, in trust 2or TIE 1t
Of the county forever
Ebensburg is distinguished for ;5'
cleanliness of It's streets. and its geus-
healthful appearance, Occupying an sLf
waited plateau, gently slopiug to the Es
and West, it is always we'll drained 81
such 4 thing as mud is scarcely known q
its inhabitants.
Ebensburg contains an abundance {.
excellent mechanics and artisans in eFer
branch required by our progressive cir-
cation. The very extensive stave 81.
shook establishment Of Mr.. \. \ Bake
has the headquarters Of its operation: j
Ebensburg while the Ebensbmg Fsc-'
dry is in the full tide Of succcsstu. q
Grafton" Some halt-dozen heavy geHs'-.
merchandising houses, and a much .ar:a
number OF groceries, give mcrcaari
character to the place; while foar s'''
Tent taverns give the choicest euteTt'A'
ment TO strangers and travellers"
In addition to the various county u
GERS, Thos. y. Mcguire, Esq, County -
pcrlntcnGcnt, has his office IN Ebens-g;s' l
The majority Of the inhabitants o. =
ensburg are the Welsh and their dess'-
dants. The Oldest and by tar the n.
numerous congregation of worshiPpea :
Ebensburg Is the Welsh Indepenl'.
congregation, who still have service,
their mother tongue. Next in order
their numbers we would class the kl---
Catholics, Disciples, CaIvinistic AS@.
dists, Baptists, Prcsbyterians, and Vi"
leyan Methodists. III
The high and healthy location q =, =.
ensburg makes it favorite resort y.
strangers during the summer season -
the character of It's inhabitants for iE.,-,
gence and hospitality offers an add!l5,.1i .,.i
lnducemeut. Those who have once bTe-'lt,