History of Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Volume I, Part 4

Author: Storey, Henry Wilson
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New York, Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 624


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Oliver Drake


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William Dwyer


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John Dilliner


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Solomon Shute


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The act of Assembly authorizing the creation of Cambria county, March 26, 1804 (4 Smith's Laws, 171), provided :


That so much of the counties of Huntingdon and Somerset, included in the following boundaries, to wit :


Beginning at the Conemaugh River, at the south-east corner of Indiana County ;


thence a straight line to the Canoe Place on the west branch of Susquehanna ;


thence easterly along the line of Clearfield county to the


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south-westerly corner of Center County, on the heads of Mu- shanon Creek ;


thence southerly along the Alleghany Mountain to Somer- set and Bedford Counties about seventeen miles, until a due west course from thence will strike the main branch of Paint Creek ; thence down said Creek the different courses to the mouth of Mill Creek;


thence a due west line till it intersects the line of Somerset and Westmoreland Counties;


thence northerly along the said line to the place of be- ginning,


be and the same is hereby erected into a separate county, to be henceforth called Cambria County; and the place of hold- ing the courts of justice for said county shall be fixed by the legislature at any place not at a greater distance than seven miles from the center of said county, which may be most bene- ficial and convenient for said county.


An act entitled, "An Act to establish and confirm the place for holding Courts of Justice, and to provide for erecting the public buildings for the use of Cambria County," was passed March 29, 1805 (4 Smith's Laws, 235), wherein John Horner, John J. Evans and Alexander Ogle were appointed trustees to organize the county and receive deeds from Rees Lloyd, John Lloyd and Stephen Lloyd, for certain described land and in-lots in the town of Ebensburg, in trust for the use of Cambria county, agreeable to the proposals heretofore made by these gentlemen.


"An Act to organize the provisional county of Cambria," passed January 26, 1807 (+ Smith's Laws, 360), provided :


"Sect. VIII. That the citizens, inhabitants of Cambria County, who are, or shall be qualified to elect, agreeably to the laws and constitution of this State, shall, at the general election to be held in the county aforesaid, on the second Tuesday in October next, (1807.) choose two fit persons for sheriffs, two for coroners, and three for commissioners in said county, * and said officers when chosen as aforesaid, and duly qualified to enter on the duties of their respective offices.


"Sect. IX. That the Courts * shall be holden on the first Monday of March, June, September and December, and * the President Judge of the Tenth District or Circuit, and *


the Judges to be appointed, shall have an exercise like powers, jurisdiction and authorities within and over the same." *


It will be observed that the provisional act authorizing the new county of Cambria was passed in 1804, but on April 4, 1805 (+ Smith, 255), another act was passed directing "that the in-


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habitants of Cambria county shall elect with the inhabitants of Somerset county for members of Federal and State Legislature, and also for county officers, until said county shall be organized."


There is no record to be found stating when these townships were created, or by whom, excepting that when the county came into official existence, in 1807, there were three townships in the new county, namely, Allegheny, Cambria and Conemaugh.


Allegheny included that part coming from Frankstown township, Huntingdon county, and Cambria and Conemangh from Somerset. It is presumed, and with much weight, that John Horner, John J. Evans and Alexander Ogle, who were the commissioners or trustees to organize it, simply adopted the former lines of Cambria and Conemaugh townships as they had been created by the court, and named the new township Allegheny.


We have been unable to find a map or plot of either of these townships prior to that of 1816. By referring to the map of Walter B. Hudson and John Morrison, made in 1817, it will be observed that Allegheny township included everything north and northeast of the ridge on the headwaters of the Little Conemaugh river and the Blacklick creek, or part of old Franks- town township. Conemaugh included that part south of the straight line from the Conemaugh river to the South Forks, thence following it, through the Cedar swamp, to the Bedford line. Cambria included all between Conemaugh and Allegheny townships. These were the original townships.


Summerhill township was created in 1810, having been en- tirely taken from Cambria. Again referring to the 1817 map, it will be observed the Summerhill line began on the top of the mountain at the point of meeting of the Bedford and Huntingdon line, and, by various courses, left the old Galbreath road a short distance east of Munster, then taking a southerly course ran to the Indiana county line, at the crossing of the old road mentioned.


The Assembly passed an act dated March 19, 1816 (6 Smith, 374), directing that maps be made of each county, which "shall be on a scale of two miles and a half to an inch, and shall ex- hibit the boundary lines of the county and of each township, the courses of the rivers and other principal streams, the posi- tion of the mountains, the lakes, and mineral and salt springs, the cities, towns, villages and remarkable buildings, the roads, noting particularly such as are turnpiked and the distances in


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miles, between the principal towns and remarkable places, and the maps so formed shall be sent as soon as convenient to the office of the surveyor general."


Under this authority Walter B. Hudson and John Morrison made a very complete map of Cambria county, which, so far as is now known, was the first official and substantially accurate early map. It gives the longitude and latitude at Ebensburg,


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of excellent timber, and from its elevated situation (being almost as high as the summit of the Allegheny) partakes of the nature and appearance of mountain lands, but there are many fine tracts entirely clear of stone, and near Ebensburg where quarries of stone are opened they are easily worked and excellent for building being a soft granite of a grey color interspersed with glistening particles of a metallic appearance.


"Fall grain is raised by the farmers, but not to so good purpose as east of the mountains, but potatoes, turnips, and all kinds of spring grain (except corn) do extremely well. This county is all considered excellent for grazing.


"The principal timber is wild cherry, poplar, chestnut, ash, oak, sugar maple, cucumber, pine and hickory, but birch, hemlock and laurel abound in the marshy lands. The minerals are iron, stone coal and marl.


"Conemaugh river is navigable for boats three or four months in the spring season; it has a fine channel free from obstructions. All the streams in the county have sufficient fall for Mills, etc. and do not fail so much in dry seasons as most of the western waters. Canal tracts have not (we believe) been sufficiently examined in this county. We should not despair of connecting the waters of Conemaugh and Juniata rivers. The Poplar run could be easily connected with Bobb's Creek, the heads of which do interlock with those of the Conemaugh & this will be much the shortest route from Harrisburg to Pittsburg. The Conemaugh could be easily connected with either the Clear- field or Chest creeks between Ebensburg and Munster, and even this route would be shorter and better than to connect with any of the higher branches of the Allegheny river."


On January 1st, 1907, the county was apportioned for the convenience of the people into three classes of municipal cor- porations, namely : 1 city of the third class; 26 boroughs, and 28 townships.


The following is the list of boroughs and townships with the date of incorporation. It will be observed there have been several boroughs which are not now in existence; several on account of consolidating with other municipal districts, and one having been abandoned by reason of losing its population.


In connection with this subject there are two maps to illus- trate the locations of the townships. The first one is the Hudson and Morrison map of 1816, the oldest authentic map of the county, which discloses the three original townships, and that of Summerhill, created in 1810. The second map is the same with all the townships substantially shown as they exist in 1906.


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ORGANIZATION OF TOWNSHIPS.


As has been heretofore noted, there were three original townships in the county of Cambria, namely: Allegheny, Cam- bria and Conemaugh established while the territory was a part of Somerset county.


On January 1, 1907, there were twenty-eight townships within the county, created and organized as follows:


1. Adams was created January 5, 1870, it having been taken from Richland township. It was named for the pioneers, Solomon and Samuel Adams.


2. Allegheny was one of the original townships. The name was derived from the Allegheny mountains.


3. Barr was created September 4, 1872, out of the townships of Blacklick, Cambria and Susquehanna. It was named by Henry Scanlan, the surveyor, for the Barr family who had taken up much land in that vicinity, in the early days of the common- wealth.


4. Blacklick was formed October 10, 1850, out of the town- ships of Cambria, Carroll and Jackson. The name is derived from Blacklick creek.


5. Cambria was also one of the original townships. The name is derived from the Welsh settlement made there prior to 1800.


6. Carroll was formed January 1, 1840, having been taken from Susquehanna township. It was named for Archbishop John Carroll, of Baltimore, a cousin of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton.


7. Chest was created December 10, 1853, it theretofore be- ing a part of White and Susquehanna townships. The name is derived from Chest creek.


8. Clearfield was organized December 31, 1822, from Alle- gheny township. The name is derived from the Clearfield creek, which originated from the "Clear fields" on the mountain, and was so designated in the colonial days.


9. Conemaugh, the third of the original townships. The name originated from the Indian name of the river,-Cangh- naugh,-maugh.


10. Cresson, organized December 4, 1893, was taken from Washington township. It was named for the Philadelphia phil- anthropist, Elliott Cresson, who died about 1854.


11. Croyle was created September 9, 1858, from Summer- hill township. It was named for Thomas Croyle.


12. Dean was organized July 10, 1877, it having been taken from Clearfield township. It was named for the distinguished Judge John Dean, who was the common pleas judge at that time.


13. East Taylor : The township of Taylor was created


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July 7, 1857. It was named for Judge George Taylor, also the common pleas judge. On June 2, 1884, it was divided into East and West Taylor townships.


14. Elder was formed February 12, 1878, from Chest town- ship. It was named for John Elder.


15. Gallitzin was established June 4, 1866, it having been taken from Allegheny township. It was named for the Parish Father, Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin.


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16. Jackson was organized on January 3, 1828, prior thereto it being parts of Cambria and Summerhill township. It was named for Andrew Jackson, who was elected president that year.


17. Lower Yoder: Yoder township was created July 17, 1858. from Conemaugh township. It was named for David Yoder, a farmer. On September 1, 1879, it was divided into Lower and Upper Yoder townships.


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gheny, Cambria and Washington townships. The name came from the village of Munster, which was founded about 1802. It was an Irish settlement.


19. Portage was formed March 4, 1878, from Summerhill and Washington townships. The name originated from the "'portage" between the Conemangh and Juniata rivers, in con- nection with the Allegheny Portage railroad.


20. Reade was established September 1, 1879, out of White township. It was named for George M. Reade, a lawyer of Ebensburg.


21. Richland was created April 2, 1833, it having been taken from Conemaugh township. It was a very large town- ship, and was named for the quality of the land therein.


22. Stonycreek was formed January 4, 1876, from Cone- maugh township. The name was derived from the Stonycreek river, which was so named in the colonial days on account of the rocky bottom and large boulders in it, which still appear.


23. Summerhill was formed February 7, 1810, from Cam- bria township. It was the first township organized after the county was established. The name was spelled "Somerhill" in the early maps. It was probably named for Joseph Somers or David Summer, who were property holders.


24. Susquehanna was created January 6, 1825, from Alle- gheny and Cambria townships. The name was derived from a tribe of Indians of that name who had their habitation along the banks of the river in Cambria county, as early as 1682.


25. Upper Yoder was formed September 1, 1879. See Lower Yoder.


26. Washington was created in 1834. The petition for its creation was filed July 8, 1830. It was taken from Allegheny Cambria and Summerhill townships and named for the first president.


27. West Taylor was formed June 2, 1884. See East Tay- lor.


28. White was organized July 6, 1838, from Clearfield township. It was named for Judge Thomas White, the com- mon pleas judge.


INCORPORATION OF BOROUGHS.


Prior to the general borough law of 1851, all the boroughs in Cambria county were created by a special act of the legisla- ture, and even after that date two were established in the same manner. Since the new constitution of 1873, however, they cannot be so created. On January 1st, 1907, there were twenty- six boroughs having municipal existence; they were organized as follows :


1. Ashville, taken from Gallitzin township; incorporated by a decree of the court of quarter sessions of the peace on.


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March 9. 1887. It is recorded in docket 9, at page 20. The name was derived from the old Ashland furnace, which was named in honor of "Ashland." the home of Henry Clay.


2. Barnesboro, taken from Susquehanna township; incor- porated by the court March 5, 1893; recorded in docket 11, at page 93: named for Thomas Barnes. a coal operator.


Cambria, taken from Lower Yoder township by a decree of the court dated October 11, 1861, and recorded in docket 4, page 254. Cambria borough consolidated with the city of Johnstown, December 18, 1889, becoming the Fifteenth and Sixteenth wards. It was named by James P. McConaughy, the founder.


3. Carrolltown, taken from Carroll township. It was incorporated by an act of assembly dated March 30, 1858, P. L. 191, and was created by the consolidation of the villages of Carrolltown and Campbelltown. See Carroll township for deri- vation of name.


Conemangh, taken from Conemaugh township. It was also created by an act of assembly dated January 12, 1831, P. L. 7. The name was changed to the borough of Johnstown by a sim- ilar act dated April 14, 1834, P. L. 294. It was named by Joseph Johns, the founder, for an old Indian town named Conemaugh. It included the first seven wards of the city of Johnstown at the time of the consolidation. December 18, 1889.


Conemaugh, the second borough of that name, was taken- from Conemaugh township. It was created by an act of assem- bly dated March 23, 1849, P. L. 235. This borough also con- solidated with the city of Johnstown, December 18. 1889, now the Ninth and Tenth wards thereof.


4. Chest Springs, taken from Allegheny township by an act of assembly dated April 19, 1858, P. L. 339. The name is derived from Chest creek.


Coopersdale, taken from Taylor township by a decree of the court bearing date of October 7, 1869, during the existence of the district court while it was held in Johnstown; it is recorded in docket 1, at page 8. The borough was annexed to the city of Johnstown by ordinance dated March 28. 1898; and is the Twenty-first ward. The borough was named for James Cooper.


5. Cresson, taken from Cresson township by a decree of the court dated June 7, 1906, recorded in docket 17, at page 114. See Cresson township for name.


6. Daisytown. taken from C'onemaugh township by a decree of the court dated June 9. 1893; recorded in docket 10, at page 457.


7. Dale, taken from Stony Creek township by a decree of the court dated March 9, 1891 ; recorded in docket 10. at page 44.


8. East Conemaugh, taken from Taylor township by a decree of the court dated September 10. 1868; recorded in docket 5, at page 263. The name is derived from the name of


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the railroad station Conemaugh; also from the fact that it was east of another borough named Conemaugh.


9. Ebensburg, taken from Cambria township by an act of assembly dated January 15. 1825, P. L. 354. It is the oldest borough in the county, and was named for Ebenezer, in Wales


10. Ferndale, taken from Upper Yoder township by a decree of the court dated June 1, 1896; recorded in docket 12, at page 89. It was named by the Vickroy family on account of the luxuriant growth of ferns in that vicinity.


11. Franklin, taken from Conemangh township by a decree of the court dated March 9, 1868; recorded in docket 5, at page 240. It was named for the American philosopher and the adopted citizen of Pennsylvania.


12. Gallitzin, taken from Gallitzin township by a decree of the court dated December 3, 1873; recorded in docket 6, at page 154. The name was derived from Prince Gallitzin, other- wise Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin, the parish priest at Loretto.


Grubbtown, taken from Upper Yoder township by a decree of the court dated August 8, 1882; recorded in docket 8, at page 38. It consolidated with the city of Johnstown December 18, 1889, and is now a part of the Eighth ward. It was named for William Rinaldo Grubb.


13. Hastings, taken from Elder township by a decree of the court dated April 16, 1894; recorded in docket 11, at page 94. It was named for Governor Daniel Hartman Hastings.


Johnstown, for further data see Conemaugh. The bor- oughs of Johnstown, Millville, Prospect, Cambria, Conemaugh, Woodvale and Grubbtown consolidated, and became a city of the third class. The charter was executed by Governor Beaver, December 18, 1889. It was named for Joseph Johns, the founder.


14. Lilly, taken from Washington township by a decree of the court dated June 11, 1883; recorded in docket 8, at page 94. It was named for the Lilly family.


15. Loretto. taken from Allegheny township by an act of assembly dated March 8. 1845, P. L. 124, and named for a village on the Adriatic sea.


Millville, taken from Taylor township by a decree of the court dated July 16, 1858; recorded in docket 3, page 556. It became a part of the city of Johnstown, December 18, 1889, and comprises the Thirteenth and Fourteenth wards. The name is derived from the mills of the Cambria Iron Company, now the Cambria Steel Company.


Morrellville, taken from Lower Yoder township by a decree of the court dated October 8, 1890; recorded in docket 9, page 419. It was annexed to the city of Johnstown by an ordinance dated October 19, 1897, and is now the Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth wards. It was named for Daniel Johnston Morrell.


16. Patton, taken from Carroll, Chest, Clearfield and El-


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der townships by a decree of the court dated September 4, 1893; recorded in docket 10, page 458. It was named for John Patton, of Curwensville.


17. Portage, taken from Portage township by a decree of the court dated October 7, 1890; recorded in docket 9, page 419. See Portage township for derivation of name.


Prospect, taken from Taylor township by a decree of the court dated December 9, 1863; recorded in docket 4, page 446. It consolidated with the city of Johnstown on December 18, 1889, and is now the Twelfth ward. The name is derived from its elevated position overlooking Johnstown.


18. Rosedale, taken from West Taylor township by a de- cree of the court dated December 17, 1894; recorded in docket 11, at page 252, and named for Allen Rose.


Roxbury, taken from Upper Yoder township by a decree of the court dated March 12, 1893; docket 11, page 95. It was annexed to the Eighth ward of the city of Johnstown by an or- dinance approved January 2, 1901.


19. Sankertown, taken from Cresson township by a de- cree of the court dated June 11, 1906; recorded in docket 17, page 115. It was named for Joseph Sanker.


20. Scalp Level, taken from Richland township by a de- cree of the court dated November 16, 1898; recorded in docket 13, at page 37.


21. South Fork, taken from Croyle township by a decree of the court dated August 3, 1887; recorded in docket 9, page 21. The name is derived from the south branch of the Little Conemaugh river.


22. Spangler, taken from Susquehanna township by a de- cree of the court dated November 13, 1893; recorded in docket 11, page 3. It was named for Colonel J. L. Spangler.


23. Summerhill, taken from Summerhill township by a decree of the court dated September 6, 1892; recorded in docket 10, page 272.


Summitville, taken from Washington township by an act of assembly approved April 30, 1851, P. L. 825. The name was derived from the summit of the Allegheny Portage railroad. The borough has been abandoned; the charter was relinquished and annulled by a decree of the court dated June 5, 1882; re- corded in docket 8, page 36.




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