West Taylor Township
West Taylor Township is a township that is located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 795 at the time of the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 729 residents
- Description: township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Township of West Taylor” and “West Taylor Township, Pennsylvania”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Laurel Run Dam.
Laurel Run Dam
Dam
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The Laurel Run Dam, also known as Laurel Run Dam No. 2, was an earthen embankment dam that failed during the Johnstown Flood of 1977. It had the largest reservoir of seven dams to fail between July 19 and 20, 1977 and caused the most fatalities of the two that did.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Johnstown and Brownstown.
Johnstown
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Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, 41 miles west-southwest of Altoona, and 70 miles east of Pittsburgh. The Conemaugh River forms at Johnstown from its tributaries, the Stonycreek River and the Little Conemaugh.
Brownstown
Village
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Brownstown is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 744 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area and also part of Johnstown's urban area. Brownstown is situated 3 miles south of West Taylor Township.
East Conemaugh
Village
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East Conemaugh is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,220 at the 2010 census. East Conemaugh is situated 3½ miles southeast of West Taylor Township.
West Taylor Township
- Category: township of Pennsylvania
- Location: Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“West Taylor Township” goes by many names.
- French: “West Taylor Township”
- German: “West Taylor Township”
- Spanish: “Municipio de West Taylor”
- Turkish: “West Taylor Township”
- Ukrainian: “Вест-Тейлор Тауншип”
- Vietnamese: “Xã West Taylor, Quận Cambria, Pennsylvania”
- Vietnamese: “Xã West Taylor”
- Welsh: “West Taylor Township, Pennsylvania”
- Welsh: “West Taylor Township”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Benshoff Hill Cemetery and Laurel Run Reservoir.
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