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The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Altoona, Pennsylvania. Allegheny Portage Railroad. Altoona Area High School. Altoona Area School District. Altoona Curve. Altoona Engineers. Altoona Metro Transit. Altoona Mirror. Altoona Mountain Citys. Altoona Rail Kings. Altoona Rams.
Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Altoona metropolitan area, which includes all of Blair County and was recorded as having a population of 122,822 in 2020.
Altoona. Altoona is a city in central Pennsylvania. Altoona was founded as a railroad town by the Pennsylvania Railroad as the site of their Altoona Works shops, and its history as a railroad town still shows in the town today despite the decline of the railroad and its eventual absorption into Penn Central, Conrail, and now Norfolk Southern.
History of Altoona, Pennsylvania. Altoona is a city in western Pennsylvania, located in Blair County about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh. The Pennsylvania Railroad developed the city in 1849 as the point where locomotives would be switched on trains crossing the Alleghenies.
Articles and categories related to notable people presently or previously from Altoona, Pennsylvania The main article for this category is Altoona, Pennsylvania . For more information, see List of people from Pennsylvania .
Altoona, Pennsylvania. The Fairview District of Altoona, Pa. Altoona is a city in south central Pennsylvania. At the 2020 census, 43,963 people lived there. [1] The city was founded in 1849. It was incorporated in 1868.
Feb 19, 2021 · Altoona, Pennsylvania grew up with the Pennsylvania Railroad. The town was planned in 1849 as the site for railroad shops and maintenance complexes. Altoona was incorporated as a Borough in 1854, the same year construction on the Horseshoe Curve completed. By 1870, railroad growth spurred by the American Civil War grew Altoona from 3,500 ...
