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85,000 people make up the Greater Johnstown metropolitan area In the late 1800s, Cambria Iron Company of Johnstown was the leading steel producer in the United States. Charles Dickens visited Johnstown in 1842. North American Hoganas High Alloys on Bridge Street in Moxham is the only manufacturer of electrolytic iron in the Western Hemisphere and the only manufacturer of dispersion-strength copper in the World. During World War II, a number of local mills were used to make bomb shells and German P.O.W.s were used as labor. The Johnstown Inclined Plane is the steepest vehicular inclined plane in the world. George's Song Shop on Market Street Downtown is the oldest record store in the United States. Slinky toys used to be made from steel that was produced in Johnstown. Roxbury Park used to be called Luna Park and had a lake, a horse-racing track and an amusement park. Crown American (Vine and Franklin Streets) and Zamias (Market Street) used to be two of the top three mall developers in the nation. The casings for the atomic bombs dropped in World War II were made in Johnstown. "Slapshot" 1977 Directed by Geogre Roy Hill Starring: Paul Newman, Strother Martin, Jennifer Warren, Michael Ontkean "All The Right Moves" 1983 Directed by Michael Chapman Starring: Tom Cruise, Lea Thompson, Craig T. Nelson, Christopher Penn "The Johnstown Flood" 1926 Directed by Irving Cummings Starring: George O'Brien, Florence Gilbert, Janet Gaynor, Anders Randolf, Max Davidson, Sid Jordan, Walter Perry "The Johnstown Flood" 2003 Directed by Mark Bussler Starring: Patrick Jordon, Charles King, Jennifer Lee Dake, Richard Dreyfuss "The Johnstown Flood" 1989 Directed by Charles Guggenheim Won Oscar Award in 1990 for Short Documentary Film This movie is shown at the Johnstown Flood Museum Charles Bronson Actor Born November 3rd, 1921 in Ehrenfeld, PA as Charles Buchinsky Died August 30th, 2003 in Los Angeles, CA of pneumonia and buried in Brownsville Cemetery, Vermont Hollywood's first real tough guy / action hero http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000314/ Charles Wakefield Cadman Classical music composer Born December 24th, 1881 in Johnstown, PA Died December 30th, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Wakefield_Cadman Carroll Baker Actress Born May 28th, 1931 in Johnstown, PA Joey Covington Musician Born in East Conemaugh, PA Member of Jefferson Airplane / Jefferson Starship http://www.joeycovington.com Pat Cummings Professional basketball player Born July 11th, 1956 in Johnstown PA http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cummipa01.html Steve Ditko Cartoonist Born November 2nd, 1927 in Johnstown, PA Moved to New York City in 1950 Cartoonist and creator of Spiderman http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/7941/ http://www.comic-art.com/bios-1/ditko001.htm Pete Duranko Professional football player Born December 15th, 1943 in Johnstown, PA Member of 1966 Notre Dame national championship football team DE/DT for the Denver Broncos, 1967 to 1974 Alan Freed Disc jockey Born December 15th, 1921 in Johnstown, PA Credited with coining the phrase "Rock n Roll" http://www.alanfreed.com Jack R. Ham Professional football player Born December 23rd, 1948 in Johnstown, PA Linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers, 1971 to 1982 NFL all-pro from 1973 to 1979 NFL defensive player of the year 1975 http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/hamjack.shtml Carlton L. Haselrig Wrestler and Professional Football Player Born January 22nd, 1966 in Johnstown, PA National NCAA Division I and II heavyweight wrestling champion 1987, 1988, 1989 Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers NFL all-pro in 1992 http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/haselrigc.shtml http://www.wrestlinghalloffame.org/champions/?names&wrestler=1399 Artrell Hawkins Professional Football Player Born November 24th, 1976 in Johnstown, PA http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/4302/ http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/4302 http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/players/playerpage/12430 Tim Kazurinsky Comedian Born March 3rd, 1950 in Johnstown, PA Performed on Saturday Night Live and appeared in three Police Academy films John Terrance "Terry" McGovern Professional Boxer Born March 9th 1880 in Johnstown, PA Died February 26th, 1918 http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/mcgovernterry.shtml http://www.mcgovernonline.com/ttery.htm http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/mgovern.htm Charles T. Menoher Major General, U.S. Army Born March 20th, 1862 in Johnstown, PA Died August 11th, 1930 Commanded the U.S. Army, Pacific (Hawaiian Department) from 1924-1925 Louis A. Meyer Writer Born 1942 in Johnstown, PA http://clairdeloon.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22:-la-meyer-biography&catid=8:background-material&Itemid=10 Emil Sitka Comedian/Actor Born December 22nd, 1914 in Johnstown, PA Died January 16th, 1998 Best known as the "Fourth Stooge" http://www.emilsitka.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Sitka LaRod Stephens-Howling Professional Football Player Born April 26th, 1987 in Johnstown, PA Currently plays for the Arizona Cardinals Michael Strank Sergeant, USMC Born November 10th 1919 in Czechoslovakia Died March 1, 1945 in Iwo Jima Raised the American flag at Iwo Jima http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/6350/strank.htm http://www.iwojima.com/raising/raisingc.htm http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/michaels.htm Pete Vuckovich Professional Bbaseball Player Born October 27th 1952 in Johnstown PA Cy Young Award Winner, 1982 http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=vuckope01 http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vuckope01.shtml Boyd David "Buzz" Wagner 1st Lt. USAAF Born October 31st 1916 near Johnstown PA Died November 29th 1942 near Eglin Field, Florida Buried in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown PA First American Ace of World War II http://www.acepilots.com/pto/wagner.html http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/wwii/lbdw.htm http://www.geocities.com/airboss99.geo/BuzzBio.html http://www.whoa.org/84/pasch/buzz/buzz.htm Rick Lang - Johnstown Flood lyrics Mack Moody - The Johnstown Flood (1963), Huntington, Vermont lyrics Joe Flynn - The Johnstown Flood (1889) lyrics Allen Norton Leete - Dan Peyton's Ride (1889) lyrics Original: Bruce Springsteen - The River (1980) Redone: The Clarks (2003) lyrics Bruce Springsteen - Highway Patrolman lyrics Marques Bovre - Tanqueray & Chrome lyrics Shut Up And Dance - Nightmare Of The Clowns lyrics "Official History of the Johnstown Flood" 1889, Pittsburg: Journalist Publishing Company Written by Frank Connelly and George C. Jenks. "History of the Johnstown Flood" 1889, Edgewood Publishing Company Written by Willis Fletcher Johnson "The Johnstown Horror or Valley of Death" 1889 Written by James Herbert Walker "History of the Great Flood in Johnstown, Pa., May 31, 1889" 1889, J.S. Ogilvie Written by J.S. Ogilvie "Through the Johnstown Flood by a Survivor" 1890, Edgewood Publishing Company Written by Reverend David J. Beale, D.D. "The Story of Johnstown" 1890, James M. Place, Publisher Written by J.J. McLaurin "Johnstown The Day The Dam Broke" 1959, Redman Written by Richard O'Connor "Diasaster at Johnstown The Great Flood" 1965, Random Library Written by Hildegarde Dolson and Joseph Cellini "The Johnstown Flood Story" 1968 Written by George Gore, Jennerstown PA "The Johnstown Flood" 1968, Touchstone Books Written by David McCullough "A Photographic Story of the 1889 Flood" 1974 Written by Harold H. Strayer and Irving L. London "The Johnstown Flood July 20, 1977 Memorial Edition" 1977, C.F. Boone Written by J. Ververs Cruse "The Johnstown Flood of 1889: The Tragedy of the Conemaugh" 1984, Eastern Acorn Press Written by Paula Degen and Carl Degen "Johnstown: The Story of a Unique Valley" 1985, Johnstown Flood Museum Written by William L. Glosser "A Story of the Johnstown Flood" 1989 Written by R. Conrad Stein and David J. Catrow "Johnstown Flood: The Day the Dam Burst (American Disasters)" 2003, Enslow Publishers Written by Mary Gow "The Saga of the Johnstown City Schools" 2003 Written by Clea P. Hollis and Leah P. Hollis "Johnstown (PA) (Images of America)" 2004, Arcadia Publishing Written by Lyndee Jobe Henderson and R. Dean Jobe "Johnstown, Pennsylvania: A History Part I, 1895-1936" 2005, History Press Written by Randy Whittle "Johnstown Trolleys and Incline (PA) (Images of Rail)" 2006, Arcadia Publishing Written by Kenneth C. Springirth "Johnstown, Pennsylvania: A History Part II, 1937-1980" 2007, History Press Written by Randy Whittle "The Johnstown Flood, 1889 (Robbie Readers)" 2007, Mitchell Lane Publishers Written by Dan Leathers "The Johnstown Flood of 1889 (Great History Disasters)" 2008, Chelsea House Publishers Written by Rachel A. Koestler-Grack |