The picture to the left is of the Johnstown, PA incline plane. it is one of the few visitors points of interest for those who travel to the region and want to discover some historical trivia. Of course, Johnstown is best know for its flood where 2,209 people died and many are buried on the mountainside, some without names on the markers due to the records being lost in the cities archives.

A great link to learn about the Johnstown flood can be found HERE.

On our short trip to Johnstown, we will be checking out the banquet room at the top of the incline plane for Grant and Aneen's rehearsal dinner. It is the best dining facility for ambiance as you get the privilege of looking out over the city from the top of Laurel Mountain in Westmont Borough.

A little history of the incline plane is below:

Built after the Johnstown flood of 1889, the Inclined Plane's original purpose was to connect the Westmont Borough area to the downtown to develop that area residentially. During Johnstown's two other floods in 1936 and and 1977, the Incline became a livesaver for people, helping people to escape downtown as well as to ship supplies in the valley.

In its heyday, the Incline carried approximately 1,000,000 passengers a year to and from the downtown area. This was largely due to the steel mills that were in operation. Today the Incline welcomes visitors and locals alike, carrying approximately 100,000 passengers a year.

The Johnstown Inclined Plane is the steepest vehicular incline in the world, meaning its 30' cars, which are large enough to hold 65 people, 6 motorcycles, or a vehicle, travel at the steepest grade for cars their size.

We wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and look forward worshiping with you this coming Sunday.