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The Johnstown Flood, sometimes referred to locally as Great Flood of 1889, occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. The dam ruptured after several days of ...
The Johnstown flood of 1977 was a major flood which began on the night of July 19, 1977, when heavy rainfall caused widespread flash flooding in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, including the city of Johnstown and the Conemaugh Valley . On July 19, a deluge of rain hit the Johnstown area during the night.
The Johnstown Flood National Memorial is a unit of the United States National Park Service. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Established in 1964 [ 4 ] through legislation signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] it pays tribute to the thousands of victims of the Johnstown Flood , who were injured or killed on May 31, 1889 when the South Fork Dam ruptured.
Jul. 7—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Approximately 120 years ago, 112 miners walked into the Rolling Mill Mine portal on the hillside above Johnstown, but none returned home. An explosion caused by an open ...
Jun. 1—Rob Koenigsberg stood on a sidewalk, lined with luminarias, near the Johnstown Flood National Memorial visitors center and pointed to three white bags with the names Regina Costlow, Zita ...
The Johnstown Flood Museum is a history museum located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, dedicated to the Johnstown Flood of 1889. The museum is housed in the former Cambria Public Library, which is part of the Downtown Johnstown Historic District. [1] The Johnstown Flood Museum chronicles the events of the flood through exhibits and media.
On May 31, 1889, some 2,200 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, perished when the South Fork Dam collapsed, sending 20 million tons of water rushing through the town. In 1790, President George ...
The Great Flood of 1913 occurred between March 23 and March 26, after major rivers in the central and eastern United States flooded from runoff and several days of heavy rain. Related deaths and damage in the United States were widespread and extensive. While the exact number is not certain, flood-related deaths in Ohio, Indiana, and eleven ...