Friday, March 19, 2010
Westmont Mound - Johnstown - Native American?
Finally after all this snow, I have fresh pictures from being out this morning. I headed to the Mound as it is commonly called around here. Though some call it the old Indian Mound. I have been meaning to write about this site for a long time. This is one of those things, I grew up looking at, and in a kind of way take for granted.
It's located on a hillside above downtown Johnstown. The earliest reference I can find so far on the mound is in an 1856 account of the early history of Johnstown.
The next couple of pictures are showing a couple of different angles. As mounds go, it's a nice size. The look reminds me alot of the mounds in Ohio.
I am standing just below the mound looking towards the Morrellville section of the city and to the mountain range that I spent a great deal of time exploring.
This mound is listed on a map - by either Squier or Moorehead. I can't find where I put the map reference, otherwise I would have posted that.
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I grew up from age 2 till 12 and lived near the indian mound as it was called and spent many days playing on the mound winter and summer and exploring the woods around it. On two occassions we lived directly across the street at the base of the mound. There was a water tower at the top of the mound. These photos bring back many memories.
ReplyDeleteI've lived in Johnstown for almost 25 years and have heard nearly everyone mention the Indian Burial Grounds. I have found one document that claims that hill is not an Indian Burial ground. CLick on this link and go to the end of page 4, reference 12:
ReplyDeletehttp://lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/pa/pa2300/pa2327/data/pa2327data.pdf
Although I have not seen the map referred to, it seems odd that the claim is made without some sort of proof. I just thought I would put this out there for your persual, not as a means of disagreeing with you.
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ReplyDeleteThe Indian mound, and the mound are a few blocks away from each other. Both hold historical value.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the only reason the Indian Mound has a "mound" is because there is a water reservoir in the highest portion of that 8 acre tract of land.
ReplyDeleteOne of the earlier references to the Indian Mound was "Reservoir Park".
This reservoir has been at the top of the Indian Mound since long before my parents bought their home there at 134 Montour Street in 1955.
As a Historian, I have looked into the origins of the name "Indian Mound" and have never found any evidence that it has or had ANY accurate relevance to ANY American Indian Tribe or Tribes.
I believe that the reservoir was built at the top of the Indian Mound to take advantage of "gravity" and its ability to better deliver water.
After the circular concrete reservoir was built, dirt was backfilled around that structure giving the ILLUSION of a natural "mound", which it is NOT.