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The Worlds Steepest Inclined Plane Johnstown Pa. Commemorative coin
The Worlds Steepest Inclined Plane Johnstown Pa. Commemorative coin
The Worlds Steepest Inclined Plane Johnstown Pa. Commemorative coin
The Worlds Steepest Inclined Plane Johnstown Pa. Commemorative coin
The Worlds Steepest Inclined Plane Johnstown Pa. Commemorative coin
The Worlds Steepest Inclined Plane Johnstown Pa. Commemorative coin
The Worlds Steepest Inclined Plane Johnstown Pa. Commemorative coin

The Worlds Steepest Inclined Plane Johnstown Pa. Commemorative coin

$ 1.59

Availability: 100 in stock
  • City/Region: Johnstown Pa.
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
  • Condition: good, stored for years in drawer in bedroom. Paper inserts are near pristine

    Description

    Envelope is printed with: STEEPEST INCLINED PLANE
    Medal Commemorating Johnstown Flood  May 31, 1889
    An insert describes the engineering feat of the incline plane which was built after the flood of 1889 as a life saver.  Another insert describes the events leading up to the devastating flood of May 31, 1889.  One side of the medal shows the plot of the unknown at the local cemetery, the other side is of the plane.  The metal itself is approximately 1 1/2 inches across, of unknown metal.