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From: "Ed" <>
Subject: Re: [SOMGEN] Stony River...
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 22:28:32 -0500


One might add that there was old Conemaugh Boro and Conemaugh Boro plus
Conemaugh Twp., Somerset Co. and Conemaugh Twp., Cambria Co.

Old Conemaugh Boro was between Johnstown Boro and Woodvale. It was
incorporated into the city of Johnstown many years ago. Conemaugh Boro is
between Woodvale (part of the city) and Franklin Boro. Conemaugh Twp.,
Somerset Co. is adjacent to the city on the south and Conemaugh Twp.,
Cambria Co. is adjacent to the city, Conemaugh Boro and Franklin Boro on the
north.

Ed Surkosky
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From: Brian L. Cartwright <>
To: <>
Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [SOMGEN] Stony River...


>> I'd like to know more about the Stony River. On my map it looks like it
>> gets close to (or goes right through) Stoystown and Also Johnstown. I
>have
>> an ancestor that I am researching the was a "Boatman" in 1850. The
census
>> of that year listed him as living in the Conemaugh Borough of Cambria
>> County.
>>
>> I am trying to connect this person to one who was baptized in a church in
>> Stoystown (as a child). Was the Conemaugh Borough north of Johnstown
back
>> in 1850? How far was it from Stoystown to Johnstown? How does the Sony
>> River flow? Was it used for travel then?
>>
>> Thank you very much for your help...
>>
>> Bernie Wilt
>>
>
>The Stonycreek River (or Stony Creek River, or Stony Creek) starts in the
>highlands of central Someset Co and flows northwards to Johnstown, passing
>thru Stoystown and Holsopple. It is, by it's name, stony, and drops
rapidly,
>so it is not navigable. A rail line runs alongside most of the way, and in
>the 1800's was a primary source of transportation to Johnstown.
>
>In Johnstown, the Stonycreek joins with the Little Conemaugh to form the
>Conemaugh River, which flows northwest into Westmoreland Co. It was, with
>the aid of canals, navigable from Johnstown downstream. Rail lines from the
>Altoona area carried canal boats over the mountain, and they were placed
>back in the canal at Conemaugh Boro. A more complete rail network in the
>late 1850's replaced the canal, and many of the boatmen had to go looking
>for new jobs, some relocating out of the area.
>
>Conemaugh Boro was immediately adjacent to Johnstown Boro, and is today
part
>of the larger city of Johnstown.
>Here's a map of Johnstown
>http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacambri/jtnwards.jpg
>Wards 1-4 were Johnstown Boro in 1850, wards 9-10 Conemaugh Boro
>
>Brian Cartwright
>
>
>
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