Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania

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Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania is a small historic borough in Blair County known for its 19th-century canal and railroad heritage and its role as a regional administrative and commercial center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf borough
municipality
areaCode 582
814
climate humid continental climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Blair County, Pennsylvania
crossedBy Beaver Dam Branch of the Juniata River
distanceTo approximately 5 miles south of Altoona, Pennsylvania
elevation approximately 1,150 feet
founded 1796
GNISFeatureID 1177250
governmentType borough council
hasAnnualEvent Canal Basin Festival (historical/heritage events)
hasCourthouse Blair County Courthouse
hasHistoricDistrict Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hollidaysburg Historic District
hasLandmark Blair County Courthouse
Canal Basin Park
historicalRole major port on the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal
transfer point between canal boats and Allegheny Portage Railroad
historicDistrictListedOn National Register of Historic Places
incorporatedAsBorough 1836
isCountySeatOf Blair County, Pennsylvania
knownFor 19th-century canal heritage
historic downtown
railroad heritage
role as regional administrative center
role as regional commercial center
locatedIn Allegheny Mountains
Blair County, Pennsylvania
central Pennsylvania
namedAfter Adam Holliday
near Altoona, Pennsylvania
partOf Altoona, Pennsylvania
surface form: Altoona Metropolitan Statistical Area
population approximately 5,700 (2020 census)
postalCode 16648
primaryEconomicActivities county government services
retail trade
services
region Appalachian Plateau
schoolDistrict Hollidaysburg Area School District
servedBy Allegheny Portage Railroad
surface form: Allegheny Portage Railroad (historical)

Pennsylvania Main Line Canal (historical)
state Pennsylvania
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Standard Time
timeZoneDST Eastern Time Zone
surface form: Eastern Daylight Time
transportationCorridor U.S. Route 22
U.S. Route 220

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Harold L. Ickes placeOfBirth Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania hasHistoricDistrict Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hollidaysburg Historic District