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Johnstown

American  
[jonz-toun] / ˈdʒɒnzˌtaʊn /

noun

  1. a city in SW Pennsylvania: disastrous flood 1889.


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Speaking from the family home in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Gino says he was both scared and calm, "half and half", when the shots rang out.

From BBC

From Harrisburg to Pittsburgh, from Easton to Bethlehem, and from Johnstown to Allentown, we stand on the shoulders of American legends, who poured out their blood, sweat and tears, for our rights and for our freedoms.

From Salon

“We’ve got a GSD attitude in the Shapiro administration that means we focus on getting, you know, stuff done,” he told a news conference Monday with local officials at the Johnstown YMCA.

From Seattle Times

“I have the difficulty or excitement of celebrating twice,” said its leader, Metropolitan Gregory of Nyssa, based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

From Seattle Times

Rose had moved to Boston from Johnstown, Pennsylvania and was living on a nearby street at the time of her death.

From Seattle Times