Here is page 18 of an 18-page excerpt from Charles S. Roberts' 1997 book entitled "Triumph I: Altoona To Pitcairn 1846-1996," page 56. Depicted here is an unidentified artist's conception of the "virgin forested wilderness" that once existed in regions made accessible and traversable by the Allegheny Portage, New Portage, and Pennsylvania Railroads. |