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  2. Baker Mansion - Wikipedia

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    June 5, 1975. Designated PHMC. April 01, 1947 [2] The Baker Mansion is a historic home located at Altoona in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was built between 1844 and 1849, and is a three-story, dressed stone building in the Greek Revival style. The front facade is five bays wide and features six fluted Ionic order columns.

  3. Altoona, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Designated. April 01, 1947 [8] Altoona is a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 43,963 at the time of the 2020 census. [9] It is the principal city of the Altoona metropolitan area, which includes all of Blair County and was recorded as having a population of 122,822 in 2020.

  4. Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Altoona, Pennsylvania)

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    Work had progressed so fast, however, that his funeral was celebrated in March 1960 in the nearly completed cathedral. On November 13, 1960, Bishop J. Carroll McCormick formally opened the cathedral. Architecture Cathedral dome Cathedral facade Exterior. The cathedral's main feature is its dome that rises to a height of 198 feet (60 m).

  5. Blair County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Blair County, Pennsylvania. /  40.47°N 78.35°W  / 40.47; -78.35. Blair County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 122,822. [2] Its county seat is Hollidaysburg, and its largest city is Altoona. [3] The county was created on February 26, 1846, from parts of Huntingdon and Bedford ...

  6. Railroaders Memorial Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Railroaders Memorial Museum (RMM) is a railroad museum in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The museum focuses on the history of railroad workers and railroad communities in central Pennsylvania, particularly Altoona, the Altoona Works, and the greater Pittsburgh area. [1] [2] Since 1998, the museum has been located in the Master Mechanics Building ...

  7. Janet Blair - Wikipedia

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    Janet Blair was born Martha Janet Lafferty on April 23, 1921 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the daughter of musically oriented parents. [1] Her father led the choir and sang solos in his church, and her mother played both piano and organ. [1] She had a brother, Fred Jr., and a sister, Louise.

  8. Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown - Wikipedia

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    It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona. The diocese was established on May 30, 1901, as the Diocese of Altoona. On October 9, 1957, its name was changed to the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.

  9. Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    42-013-44328. Website. www .logantownship-pa .gov. Logan Township is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is the most populous township in Blair County, with a population of 12,413 at the 2020 census. Logan Township is home to Horseshoe Curve, a National ...