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Portage Railroad
Tunnelhill, Pennsylvania
Historical Marker Database · Mike Wintermantel
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Here was Number 6 of the ten inclined planes used to carry canal boats by rail from Hollidaysburg to Johnstown. This unique engineering feat was completed in 1834. The road was 36 miles long.
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