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Johnstown Inclined Plane
RIDE THE WORLD’S STEEPEST
VEHICULAR INCLINED PLANE!
JOHNSTOWN INCLINED PLANE
711 Edgehill Dr., Johnstown, PA 15905
814-536-1816 | inclinedplane.org
Scheduled to reopen in 2025 following
a major restoration, the Inclined Plane
carries passengers and automobiles up
and down a 71% grade hillside measuring
900 feet from the valley below. Enjoy a
breathtaking view of the city from our
adjacent waiting deck. Stroll through the
gift shop and visitor center exhibits. Climb
the steps to check out the Centennial Flag
after a delicious meal at the restaurant.
Seasonal hours. Rates vary. Please check
the official website for reopening and
progress updates! The adjoining visitor
center and restaurant remain open
during the restoration.
LEARN HOW JOHNSTOWN
CONTRIBUTED TO OUR NATION’S
INDUSTRIAL MIGHT
JOHNSTOWN HERITAGE DISCOVERY
CENTER’S MYSTERY OF STEEL EXHIBIT
7th & Broad St., Johnstown, PA 15906
814-539-1889 | heritagejohnstown.org
A spectacular, three-story Iron & Steel
Gallery includes a theater showing the
film “The Mystery of Steel,” which tells the
story of how Johnstown played a crucial
role in the early days of the steel industry
– including high-definition footage of
Johnstown’s steel mills in 1992. The
exhibition “Forging a Nation: Johnstown
Iron & Steel” comprehensively details
Johnstown’s steel history and technical
innovations invented here, from the
1700s through the present.
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The first successful use
of the pneumatic process
in making steel in the U.S.
was made at the Cambria
Iron Works in 1857-1858.
SEE WORKING BLACKSMITHS
PRACTICE THEIR TRADE
CAMBRIA IRON
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
106 Iron St., Johnstown, PA 15906
centerformetalarts.org
The historic Blacksmith Shop was home
to the Cambria Iron Co. until 1923 when
it was bought out by Bethlehem Steel.
Today, it is home to Center for Metal
Arts, a non-for-profit forging school
that offers beginner through advanced
forging workshops in its state-of-theart facilities. The Blacksmith Shop
contains original forging tools and
equipment that CMA is in the process
of refurbishing including a five-ton
power hammer. Heritage Johnstown
offers guided tours by reservation only.
Visit heritagejohnstown.org for your
Johnstown Area Heritage Pass.
The Allegheny Portage
Railroad was part of the
Underground Railroad.
SEE ONE OF PA’S BEST-PRESERVED
HOT BLAST IRON FURNACES
ELIZA FURNACE HISTORIC SITE
Indiana County Parks & Trails Located along the Ghost
Town Trail, one-half mile west of Vintondale
724-463-8636 | indianacountyparks.org
A National Register site dating from
1846, the Eliza Furnace is one of only
a few iron furnaces remaining in the
United States that still retains its
original heat exchanger piping.
