ALTOONA VISIT Cont.--

Editor’s Note: The camper and I arrived home Sunday but, I have three more views from around the Altoona area I will be sharing the next few days. Here’s 1 of 3.

Hollidaysburg, PA: Cousin Bob Wolf enjoys the view of this small borough of 5300+ population from Chimney Rock Park south of town. Even though tiny when compared to its neighbor Altoona, it was named the county seat in 1846.

Back then it was a bustling port on the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal where the eastern branch of the canal connected to the Allegheny Portage Railroad. Shortly thereafter the Pennsylvania Railroad came into existence, the Horseshoe Curve was constructed and the main line passed through Altoona turning it into a bustling city, but, Hollidaysburg retains its status as the county seat.

Today it is known as the home of the toy Slinky where a quarter of a billion of them have been manufactured to date.