This 14-mile trail honors the historic route of the catastrophic 1889 Johnstown Flood, combining historical relevance with ...

The Path of the Flood Trail in Cambria County ... so that people can come out and relive the history that the Johnstown Flood had once impacted on this region in a recreational and beautiful ...

Why it was picked The trail takes visitors along the path of the 1889 Johnstown Flood, starting at the site of the former South Fork Dam and continuing through the Conemaugh Valley to the Stone ...

Johnstown has “had its time,” said Rich Sievers, who has run in seven of the eight Path of the Flood races. “But events like this are helping.” Of course, new endeavors often need masterminds. Enter ...

Johnstown is famous for its floods, but not many people know that it’s partly responsible for originating a hefty tax on all ...

The Ghost Town Trail was named trail of the year in 2020, and the Path of the Flood Trail, a 14-mile trail tracing the historic route of the 1889 Johnstown Flood, was awarded the distinction this ...

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 335 Locust St., Johnstown, will host a special Community Common Prayer Service commemorating the 130th anniversary of the 1889 Johnstown Flood and the role that St ...

It was the club’s earthen dam that broke May 31, 1889, the day of the Johnstown Flood. History shows club members did not replace draining pipes that had been removed, and screens they installed ...

The way John McKnight tells it, he nearly died one day when he was 16. The day was July 19, 1977. A deluge of rain hit the Johnstown area during the night. Nearly 12 inches of rain fell in 24 hours ...