Lake Altoona Dam
Lake Altoona Dam is a dam in Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania. Lake Altoona Dam is situated nearby to the hamlet Lakemont.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Horseshoe Curve.
Horseshoe Curve
Heritage site
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The Horseshoe Curve is a three-track railroad curve on Norfolk Southern Railway's Pittsburgh Line in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The curve is roughly 2,375 feet long and 1,300 feet in diameter. Horseshoe Curve is situated 1½ miles west of Lake Altoona Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Altoona and Lakemont.
Altoona
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Altoona is a city in central Pennsylvania. Altoona was founded as a railroad town by the Pennsylvania Railroad as the site of their Altoona Works shops, and its history as a railroad town still shows in the town today despite the decline of the railroad and its eventual absorption into Penn Central, Conrail, and now Norfolk Southern.
Lakemont
Hamlet
Lakemont is a census-designated place in Allegheny and Logan Townships in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located to the east of I-99 and is located between Altoona and Hollidaysburg. Lakemont is situated 4 miles east of Lake Altoona Dam.
Duncansville
Village
Duncansville is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,258 at the 2020 census. Duncansville is situated 5 miles south of Lake Altoona Dam.
Lake Altoona Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Location: Logan Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Lake Altoona Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lake Altoona Dam”
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