Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site National Parks and Monuments Parks Travel and Tourism
Historic site in west-central Pennsylvania commemorating the first railroad to cross the Allegheny Mountains. The Portage Railroad was considered a technological wonder of its day and played a role in opening the interior of the United States to trade and settlement. Today's park, covering 1500 acres, preserves remains of this railroad.
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- Allegheny Portage Railroad NHS - Official NPS site
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