Judy D.J. Ellich Daily American reporter The giant turn-of-the-
century water meter displayed at the Quemahoning Reservoir’s
family recreational area is “symbolic of the immense impact that
the dam has had in the region,” said James Greco, Cambria
Somerset Authority chairman. The 40-foot-long pipe-like device
measured the flow of billions of gallons of water to the
Johnstown steel mills for nearly 100 years without a single
failure, he said at a dedication ceremony Friday for the Venturi
Meter Historic Display and Museum. To produce one ton of steel,
it took 271 tons of water. The museum houses photographs,
documents and multimedia displays detailing the construction and
history of the dam. Greco called the displays the first
generation. Members of the Cambria Somerset Authority, the
owners of the Que, hope that visitors will add to the display
with more pictures and artifacts. On Friday more than two dozen
county officials and business representatives strolled down the
hill from the pavilion where the dedicat