Portage Railroad. Here was No. 6 of the ten inclined planes used to carry canal boats by rail, Hollidaysburg to Johnstown. This unique engineering feat was completed in 1834. The road was 36 miles long.

(SR 3012 / old US 22) eastbound, Cresson, PA, United States

Portage Railroad. Here was No. 5 of the ten inclined planes used to carry canal boats by rail, Hollidaysburg to Johnstown. The road to Lilly follows closely the route of the Portage Railroad over the mountain to Johnstown.

7939 Admiral Peary Hwy. (old US 22) at Portage Rd., Cresson, PA, United States

Loretto. This village, 3.5 miles NW of here, was founded 1799 by Prince Gallitzin as a Catholic colony. The site of the priest-missioner's grave is here. Charles Schwab, steel king, had his home in Loretto, and is buried here.

St. Joseph St. (SR 1005) & Adm. Peary Hwy. (Old US22), Cresson, PA, United States

Portage Railroad. Here was No. 6 of the ten inclined planes used to carry canal boats by rail. Hollidaysburg to Johnstown. This unique engineering feat was completed in 1834. The road was 36 miles long.

(SR 3012 / old US 22) westbound, Cresson, PA, United States