This section of the Johnstown Area Heritage Association's Web site is designed to help you get the most out of your visit to us. We hope the resources below will enhance your visit to the Johnstown Flood Museum, Heritage Discovery Center and the entire area. We look forward to welcoming you!

A Walking Tour of Downtown Johnstown
This is an abbreviated version of the JAHA publication "A Walking Tour of Downtown Johnstown," which is available for sale in our online store and both museum shops. The full version includes historic photographs of each of the sites as they appeared immediately following the flood, and much more information about each of them. Click here to purchase the booklet online. "A Walking Tour of Old Westmont" is also available.
To begin, download and print the map of downtown Johnstown, with markings to help you identify these historic structures. A. Cambria Library -- Your tour begins at the Johnstown Flood Museum, the former Cambria Library. Andrew Carnegie, one of the members of the South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club, donated $10,000 for the building's construction. It replaced a previous library that had been washed away in the 1889 flood. B. Cambria Iron Company General Office -- This structure was one of the few on this street that survived the 1889 flood. C. Site of Locust Street Red Cross Hotel (now St. Mark's Episcopal Church) - The newly-organized Red Cross built a hotel for flood survivors on this site. St. Mark's Episcopal was rebuilt on the site after the flood, and includes many memorials to the flood victims-- the altar reads, "Many waters cannot quench love."
E. First Methodist Episcopal Church (now Franklin Street United Methodist Church) -- This structure withstood the flood and is credited with protecting several buildings behind it from the flood wave.
F. St. John Gualbert Cathedral -- The original church burned down during the 1889 flood, although half of its convent and the sisters who sheltered there were spared.
G. John Ludwig House -- This house was far enough uphill to escape flood damage and later provided lodging for Clara Barton of the American Red Cross.
H. Bantley Building (538 Main St.) - A commercial structure that survived the flood.
I. Original Tribune Building (207 Franklin St.) - Home of the Johnstown Tribune at the time of the flood.
J. Alma Hall (442 Main Street) -- 264 people took shelter here during the flood; this was one of the structures protected by the Methodist Episcopal Church. K. Presbyterian Church -- The facade of this church is visible inside 416 Main Street, which is the current location of the Johnstown/Cambria County Convention & Visitors Bureau. The church served as a morgue after the flood. L. City Hall -- Constructed in 1900, the City Hall features markers on one corner denoting the high water marks of the 1889, 1936 and 1977 floods.
M. Morley's Dog -- Johnstown's best friend used to stand in this pocket park at the corner of Main and Market Streets. Click here to learn more about this statue. Currently, the statue has been removed for restoration.
N. William Horace Rose House -- Now the Knights of Columbus Hall, this ornate residence was built in the early 1890s by Horace Rose, the first mayor of Johnstown.
O. The Point and the Stone Bridge -- The Stone Bridge trapped debris washed downstream in the flood, and a terrible fire broke out in the debris after the waters receded. An eternal flame burns on the point in memory of flood victims. P. The Inclined Plane -- Built immediately following the flood so that workers could live out of the flood plain. Today it is a beloved Johnstown landmark, and runs every 15 minutes.