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Windber Historic District

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Borough building in Windber
Borough building in Windber

Windber Historic District is a national historic district located at Paint Borough, Scalp Level, and Windber in Cambria County and Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 944 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site. It encompasses an area first developed by the Berwind-White Coal Company in 1897, and developed and between 1897 and 1930. It includes the central business district of Windber and surrounding residential areas, consisting largely of workers' housing. Notable buildings include the Berwind-White Headquarters Building (1903), Eureka Department Store (1899), Windber Trust Company (1910), Windber Electric Building (1925), Clement Building (1902), Windber Hotel (1902), former train station (1916), Arcadia Theater (1919), Clubhouse (1899), David Shaffer House (now Windber Museum, 1886), and Windber Hospital (c. 1905).It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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Windber Historic District
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Windber Borough Administrative Offices

Graham Avenue 1398
15963
Pennsylvania, United States
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Borough building in Windber
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Richland School District (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)
Richland School District (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)

The Richland School District is a small, rural, public school district in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. It serves the borough of Geistown and the Township of Richland. It encompasses approximately 22 square miles. According to 2010 federal census data, the district served a resident population of 14,902 people. The educational attainment levels for the school district population (25 years old and over) were 90% high school graduates and 26.8% college graduates. The district is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 23.6% of the district's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Level [1] as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2009 the Richland School District residents' per capita income was $18,883, while the median family income was $45,694. In the Commonwealth, the median family income was $49,501 and the United States median family income was $49,445, in 2010. In Cambria County, the median household income was $39,574. By 2013, the median household income in the United States rose to $52,100. In 2014, the median household income in the USA was $53,700.The Richland School District operates two schools: Richland Elementary School (Grades K–6) and Richland Senior High School (Grades 7–12). High school students may choose to attend Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center for training in the construction and mechanical trades. The Appalachia Intermediate Unit IU8 provides the district with a wide variety of services like specialized education for disabled students and hearing, background checks for employees, state mandated recognizing and reporting child abuse training, speech and visual disability services and professional development for staff and faculty.