EBENSBURG — The Ghost Town Trail’s newest honor is being named a 2026 Great Place in Pennsylvania by the commonwealth’s chapter of the American Planning Association.

The 32-mile path that connects Black Lick Borough in Indiana County to Ebensburg in Cambria County was one of eight nominations throughout the state to receive the designation.

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