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What is the old name of altoona?

Altoona, Pennsylvania, did not have an old name. It was originally a wilderness area, and the city was founded in 1849 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The railroad named the city after Altona, a city in Holstein, Germany.

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There are a few theories about why the Pennsylvania Railroad chose to name the city after Altona, Germany. One theory is that the railroad's chief...