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Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech TherapyJobs in
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
We recommend a stop in Johnstown
to see just how good a small, regional
museum can be. The Johnstown Flood Museum documents the tragic
chain of
events that led to one of the country's worst natural disasters
-- the flood
of 1889 that killed more than 2,200 people. A lighted three-dimensional
map
shows the path of the flood, and once an hour the museum screens
a 30-minute
film about the deluge (it won an Academy Award for Best Documentary
Short).
The museum also hosts touring exhibits of interest to the
region, but it is
the haunting photos and displays of the flood that make this
a worthwhile
attraction.
Just 12 mi/20 km north of Johnstown, in the
community of St. Michael, you
can visit the Johnstown Flood National Memorial. This is the
site of the
South Fork Dam that, when it failed, caused the Johnstown
flood. There's an
interpretive center at the dam that's maintained by the National
Park
Service.
You should also plan to take a ride on the Johnstown
Inclined Plane (touted
as the world's steepest funicular). It was built in 1891 to
help prevent
casualties in the event of future flooding (and it was used
for just that
purpose during floods that struck the area in 1936 and 1977).
If you're in
Johnstown during the second week in August, stick around for
some good
baseball at the All American Amateur Baseball competition.
In the winter
months, take advantage of Johnstown's proximity to several
ski areas. The
largest of these, in terms of vertical drop and number of
slopes, is Blue
Knob.
The town of Indiana, Pennsylvania, 25 mi/40
km northwest of Johnstown, was
the hometown of actor Jimmy Stewart. The Jimmy Stewart Museum
details his
life and career, and there's a statue of him outside the county
courthouse.
Johnstown is 60 mi/95 km east of Pittsburgh.
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