By Harold H. Strayer and Irving L. London

The Morrell Institute was located on Main Street below Walnut. It had been the residence of Daniel J. Morrell, one of Johnstown's most prominent citizens. Coming from Philadelphia in 1855 he was a partner in the Wood, Morrell and Company and was active in the operation of the Cambria Iron Company. Twice he was elected to Congress and in 1879 he was elected President of the American Iron and Steel Association. He also had been appointed a Commissioner to the Paris Exposition in 1878. Mr. Morrell died in 1884 and is buried in Grandview cemetery.

After his death the Morrell Institute was established as a prviate school and continued to operate up to the time of the flood. A directory of its curriculum is shown at the right.

P. L. Carpenter's restaurant originally stood on Franklin Street beside the Methodist Church. After floating around the town it landed on Walnut Street.