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- Johnstown, PA has an incredibly rich history, from Algonquin inhabitants before colonization to its anglicized roots from German settlers who arrived in 1770.
- Throughout the late 1800s and 1990s, Johnstown citizens faced both devastation and opportunities for perseverance with three major floods in 1889, 1936, and 1977.
- These tragedies gave way to innovation and new technology in the form of a giant inclined plane.
- More growth and development occurred after the decline in steel production and coal mining, this time in the form of health care and high-tech defense industries.
- Johnstown is a quaint little place full of big surprises.
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