Category: Newspaper Clippings
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Formal Opening of the Altoona & Wopsononock Railroad, Altoona Tribune, 1891
Date: July 2, 1891Source: Altoona Tribune, Page 1 This article reports on…
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When Wopsononock Was a Summer Resort, James Shafer, 1959
James Shafer, a longtime Altoona Mirror photographer with a deep personal interest…
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Wopsononock Exotic Animals
During the life of the Wopsononock railroad and resort, various animals were…
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Shooting Tournament On Wopsy, 1894
The Fourth Annual Tournament of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen’s Association commenced at…
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Shoveling Snow for the Wopsononock Railroad
This photograph was in the album of a local resident, location unknown.…
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Wopsy Hotel Burns Down, 1903
In late April 1903, forest fires raged at several locations on Wopsononock…
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Lookout Tower Destruction
On October 29, 1907, strong winds took the top two stories of…
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Origins of the name “Wopsononock”
Origins of “Wopsononock” as a place name are mixed and not definitive,…
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Wopsononock Hotel Telephone Service
As early as 1880, the Altoona Telephone Company had extended its wires…
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“A Trip to Wopsononock”
A Trip to WopsononockHollidaysburg RegisterSeptember 6, 1893 “Recently, the writer enjoyed a…
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Carousel in the Wopsononock Park
Photo of Wopsy Carousel ruins taken by the author. A merry-go-round was…
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Wopsononock 1912 Rebirth
The Wopsononock Hotel, opened in July of 1889, enjoyed only a brief…