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Hunt Tower, Fifth & Allegheny Streets, Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, PA
Summary
Significance: After a flood in 1889 destroyed the partially abandoned Juniata Division of the canal, the railroads relocated the tracks to the canal right-of-way in congested areas. This relocation of the tracks was responsible for construction of the new switch tower.
Survey number: HAER PA-245
Building/structure dates: 1900 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1985
Tags
Date
1900
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Pennsylvania Railroad
America's Industrial Heritage Project (AIHP), sponsor
Madrid, Chris, transmitter
Location
Huntingdon (Pa.), 40.48616, -78.01755
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
