Hollidaysburg

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hollidaysburg
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Hollidaysburg
Hollidaysburg
Location in Pennsylvania
Basic data
Foundation : 1836
State : United States
State : Pennsylvania
County : Blair County
Coordinates : 40 ° 26 ′  N , 78 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 26 ′  N , 78 ° 24 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 5,791 (as of 2010)
Population density : 950.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 6.09 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 6.09 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Postal code : 16648
Area code : +1 814
GNIS ID : 1177213 1214942, 1177213
Blair County Courthouse Apr 10.JPG
Blair County Courthouse, built 1876

Hollidaysburg is a borough in Blair County , Pennsylvania , USA , on the east side of the Allegheny Mountains on the Juniata River , about seven miles south of Altoona . Hollidaysburg was founded by Irish immigrants at the end of the 18th century , was granted borough status in 1836 and has been Blair County's county seat since its foundation in 1846 . In 2010, 5791 people lived here (according to the 2010 census ).

history

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 2430 -
1860 2469 1.6%
1870 2952 19.6%
1880 3150 6.7%
1890 2975 -5.6%
1900 2998 0.8%
1910 3734 24.5%
1920 4071 9%
1930 5969 46.6%
1940 5910 -1 %
1950 6483 9.7%
1960 6475 -0.1%
1970 6262 -3.3%
1980 5892 -5.9%
1990 5624 -4.5%
2000 5368 -4.6%
2010 5791 7.9%
Source: United States Census

The first settlers and namesake of the city were the brothers Adam and William Holliday, immigrants from Ireland who settled here at the end of the 18th century. Adam Holliday built his house north of the Beaverdam arm of the Juniata River and founded Hollidaysburg in 1796, his brother William settled south of the river in what would later become Gaysport, which was incorporated into Hollidaysburg in 1923. In 1814 Hollidaysburg consisted of eight houses, including Adam's house and the brothers' tavern .

At the beginning of the 19th century, with the completion of the first road (turnpike) to Hollidaysburg and the opening of the Allegheny Portage Railroad in 1834, there was a steady increase in the number of inhabitants and the development of a town; In 1835 there were already 1,000 inhabitants and in 1850 over 2,400. With the construction of the Allegheny Portage Railroad in the early 1930s, the waterways east and west of the Allegheny Mountains were separated from the Pennsylvania Canal system over a length of 58 km between Johnstown in the west and Hollidaysburg in Connected east. The mountain range was crossed by five roller bridges on each side, with which the barges on rails could overcome height differences of more than 300 meters. With the establishment of Blair County in 1846 Hollidaysburg County Seat and in 1876 today's Blair County Courthouse was built. Thus, the population continued to grow and was in 1870 almost at 3000. 1903 built the Pennsylvania Railroad a large freight station as a hub in the city and in 1956 the Samuel Rea Shop , one born after 1855 in Hollidaysburg engineer and president of the railway company Samuel Rea called depot . Furthermore, the William Penn Highway (US Route 22) runs through the city, which, with its proximity to the city of Altoona , which is connected to Hollidaysburg by its local transport network , led to a further increase in population in the first half of the 20th century and the population in the 1950s and 1960s with almost 6,500 inhabitants reached its peak.

Historic buildings in the NRHP

Blair Street in Hollidaysburg, part of the Hollidaysburg Historic District .
The Highland Hall in Hollidaysburg , built in 1865 .

In 1985, the historic old town from the 19th century was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Hollidaysburg Historic District (NRHP #: 85003158). In addition, the Blair County Courthouse (NRHP #: 76001606) and the Highland Hall (NRHP #: 78002351) in 1978 , originally built as a seminary of the Presbyterian Church in 1865 and now the county office building, were added to the NRHP as individual significant buildings in the district .

Personalities

  • Harry J. Anslinger (1892–1975), Chairman of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics , lived a. a. in Hollidaysburg and is buried here
  • John Donaghy (1838–1931), painter and illustrator, born in Hollidaysburg
  • Hedda Hopper (1885–1966), actress and society columnist, born in Hollidaysburg
  • Maxwell Hunter (1922–2001), rocket engineer and space scientist, born in Hollidaysburg
  • Aaron Kimmel (* ≈1990), jazz musician, born in Hollidaysburg
  • Samuel Rea (1855–1929), engineer and President of the Pennsylvania Railroad, born in Hollidaysburg

literature

  • Samuel T. Wiley, W. Scott Garner (Eds.): Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Blair County, Pennsylvania. Gresham, 1892, pp. 120–125 ( online )

Web links

Commons : Hollidaysburg  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Pennsylvania: 2010, Population and Housing Unit Counts. US Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2015.
  2. ^ Census of Population and Housing 1790-2010. US Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  3. ^ A b Samuel T. Wiley, W. Scott Garner (Eds.): Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Blair County, Pennsylvania. Gresham, 1892, pp. 121-123.
  4. ^ Hollidaysburg Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. ( Memento of May 26, 2012 on the Internet Archive ), Doug McMinn: United State Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1985, Item No. 8, p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  5. ^ Hollidaysburg Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. ( Memento of May 26, 2012 on the Internet Archive ), Doug McMinn: United State Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1985, Item No. 8, p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  6. ^ Allegheny Portage Railroad - History & Culture. National Park Service. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  7. ^ Patrick Hegemann: Conquering the Alleghenies. ( Memento from May 15, 2013 on the Internet Archive ) Pennsylvania Center for the Book, Library of Congress, 2010.
  8. Jeffrey L. Adams: Around Blair County. Arcadia Publishing, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4671-2115-6 , p. 90.
  9. ^ John C. Paige: History of the Altoona Railroad Shops. America's Industrial Heritage Project, United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1989. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  10. ^ Hollidaysburg Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. ( Memento of May 26, 2012 on the Internet Archive ), Doug McMinn: United State Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1985, Item No. 8, p. 2. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  11. ^ Blair County Courthouse - National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. ( Memento of May 26, 2012 on the Internet Archive ), William K. Watson: United State Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1976.
  12. ^ Highland Hall - National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. ( Memento of May 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), Patrick Miller, Susan Zacher: United State Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1977.