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Cambria County was formed March 26, 1804, out of Huntingdon and Somerset counties. Its name, dating from Roman Britain, means "Wales." The county seat, Ebensburg, was incorporated in 1825. The famed Portage Railroad extended west to Johnstown. Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary was born there.
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