Cemeteries in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania

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Gallitzin is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It emerged in the late 1840s as an outpost along the new Pennsylvania Railroad and was incorporated as a borough in 1873. The population grew rapidly in the 1880s and peaked above 3,600 in the 1940s. As the borough grew, it attracted a few Jewish families.

Prince Gallitzin, of Russian royalty, immigrated to the United States in 1792. He was ordained a priest in Baltimore, Maryland, the first to receive the Holy Orders in this country. Gallitzin then traveled to what is now Cambria County and founded a town which he named Loretto.

Gallitzin is known for its historic railroad tunnels (Gallitzin Tunnels), which are a minor tourist draw. The scenic Horseshoe Curve and the Allegheny Portage Railroad historic site are also nearby situated in different gaps of the Allegheny.

Although Prince Gallitzin State Park cov- ers 6,249 scenic acres, the park's major attraction is 1,600-acre Glendale Lake. Glendale Lake has a maximum depth of 46 feet whe n at normal pool level with 24 miles of shoreline.

The nearby town of Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, is named for western Pennsylvania's first English-speaking Catholic priest. In this town, the Pennsylvania Railroad would tunnel through the summit of the Allegheny Mountains.

The nearby town of Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, is named for western Pennsylvania's first English-speaking Catholic priest. In this town, the Pennsylvania Railroad would tunnel through the summit of the Allegheny Mountains.

Gallitzin is known for its historic railroad tunnels (Gallitzin Tunnels), which are a minor tourist draw. The scenic Horseshoe Curve and the Allegheny Portage Railroad historic site are also nearby situated in different gaps of the Allegheny.

Prince Gallitzin State Park was named in honor of Prince Demetrius Gallitzin, a Russian nobleman turned Catholic missionary priest who founded the nearby town of Loretto. The park is just off Pennsylvania Routes 253 and 53 just east of Patton.