Conemaugh Township Area High School - Connumach Yearbook (Davidsville, PA)

Page 6 text:

QUEEN CITY GF THE BITUMI OUS Q , K M , A l lerome's first House of Learning and the Playground. In the early 1900's, lerome built its first school house. This was the beginning of Jerome education. As we, the members of the class of 1975, see twelve years of schooling pass quickly in front of us, we think of many memories, and why we are glad to live in Conemaugh Township. We see our families, friends, and teachers, but most of all our parents, to whom we dedicate our yearbook as a token of appreciation. In dedicating this to our parents, we decided to add a little to show how much we do care aboutthem. This year we decided to do something different with our yearbook. We have tried to make it more personal and interesting to people of all ages. We want to bring back memories to our parents and grandparents while making new ones for ourselves. As one looks through our book, many changes can be noticed. One of these changes is the pictures we've added from former yearbooks and ones we got from friends. We want to extend our thanks to all who have helped us. These pictures may remind you of your days here, and in doing this, we can help share our days with you. 2 Opening l The booming city of Jerome wasn't satisfied with their first ' school house, so they built a second one which was bigger and better. 4

Page 5 text:

1 V ' ' .ff it k W , NM' iq, I aff? fwmx qi,-af 2' mf ' W ,Mr 'mf if ,, ,, !i f 'mLsmmr Q W M. .wf Q ,gn ,wg ' gm t A , -,, , . A , ' Vw V 'ff ww ,lf.Z.Qhbg3n1pnu...n.................... ....--., . K Y' 'Wk 1 wvf at

Page 7 text:

picture out of the 1920's? Exactly! This picture, taken in 1920, is a of students from Conemaugh Township. 'he Queen City of the Bituminous itself! Jerome started out as a nining town in 1904, and continued to grow to its present status. he Big Band Era in Jerome? Yes, even then, Ierome, Pennsylvania, ad its own Citizen's Band! I like Conemaugh Township because .... .... of Community Spirit. People are friendly and helpful. Roger Knepper .... it is made up of a wide variety of very different people, yet we all have a lot in common and like a lot of the same things. Unknown .... of the great sports teams and the friendly people. Diane Borosky Conemaugh, a small Indian village, was located on the present site of lohnstown. The word itself is said to mean long fishing place. In 1801 the February Sessions created Conemaugh Township. At that time the township was very large, including much of Northern Somerset County and the southern part of Cambria County. There were ninety taxables living in the township when it was formed in 1810. There were 53 cabins and 15 houses with about 300 inhabitants. joseph johns, the founder of johns- town, is buried in the family plot on a farm near Davidsville. Among the early settlers are found the names of Buck, Blough, Hershberger, Croyle, Miller, and Thomas. They were mostly of German origin. Included were Lutherans, Evangelicals, United Brethren, and the plain people-German Baptist Brethren tDunkardsJ, Mennonites, and Amish. Pennsylvania Dutch was the community dialect. Around 1800 Isaac Kaufman owned 1600 acres of land around Davidsville. His estate was valued at a quarter million dollars. .... it's like one big happy family. Helen Constable .... it's not crowded, the scenery is always pretty and the people are friendly. Ruth Hostetler . . . . of solitude. Nancy Custer .... of all the wonderful memories it left me with. Cindy Zwick Opening 3