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THE SPECTATOR 3gdg| Johnstown In 1840 From Sherman Day's Recollections of Sketches of Pennsylvania” in 1833. Also, here it was that the fakirs who came to town brought their wares. In 1872, the Square was laid out by a landscape gardener, and made a beauty spot. In the summer of 1890, a year after the Flood, it was again laid out as a park, and since that time has been controlled by the Park Commission. The study of the picture representing Johnstown in 1840, shows how slow the progress of the town really was; for foryt years after Joseph Johns recorded the charter for his settlement, Johnstown was still a mere village with a population of 949. The accompanying picture showing the Express Office, National Bank and Chris- tian Church, which were built on what is now known as Park Place, portrays the character of the business houses in very early Johnstown, as it also shows the mode of transportation by means of low sleds and horses. Public Square And Presbyterian Church About 1880 [10]
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THE SPECTATOR 3 PICTURES OF EARLY JOHNSTOWN Frances Witt Joseph Johns, the founder of Johnstown, was a man of business ability and foresight, who looked ahead to see his settlement become the county capital and be- cause of that he put into the organization of Johnstown all that he had. It is interesting to note that today after more than one hundred years the plan of the business part of our city follows the original plan of Conemaugh Old Town. The charter for the town, received on November 4, 1800, stated that the town contained one hundred and forty-one lots, ten streets, six alleys and one market square. The main streets were known as Washington, Main, Vine, Chestnut, Market and Franklin streets. By an act of the State Legislature, Conemaugh Borough was in- corporated on January 12, 1831, and three years later the name was changed to Johnstown in honor of its founder, Johns. Our present Central Park, which was reserved for a Court House, consisted of lots 49, 50, 51, and 52. The plot was originally 264 feet square, but on the laying out of side walks it was reduced to 240 feet square. In earlier days the Square was used for public meetings, circus performances, and a playground. Here it was that Dan Rice and Van Amburg brought their circuses, until the ground was not large enough for the exhibitions. The first circus in Johnstown was on the Public Square [’]
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Ff l V u : ; 0 ‘ I - f. ✓ - THE SPECTATOR £•4$ L -a»a Stable Boss with Horses Cambria Iron Company About 1865 In marked contrast to the buildings of that early period is the present hand- some Federal Building on Market Street. A Circus In The Public Square September 1865 Hi]
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