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December 2021
Author Talk: Disastrous Floods and the Demise of Steel in Johnstown
Join us for an author talk and book signing with St. Francis University Communications Professor Pat Farabaugh as he discusses his new book on the three major floods in Johnstown and the region’s long history as a leader in the nation’s steel industry.
Find out more »The Corliss Comes Alive
The Corliss engine will run at 11:30am and 2:30pm. For more than a decade the museum’s staff, volunteers, and community partners worked to restore our massive 115-ton Corliss steam engine to working order, 105 years after being built by the Snow Steam Pump Works in Buffalo, N.Y. The engine was used by the York Water Company and pumped eight million gallons of water per day. Today the engine, the most powerful operating water works steam engine in North America, is…
Find out more »Holiday Storytime & Locomotive Experience
Join us for a reading of classic holiday stories, an opportunity to climb aboard the Museum's locomotive, and a sweet takeaway treat!
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