On Memorial Day of 1889, western Pennsylvania was caught by a massive storm, unprecedented in the state's history. Heavy ...

In this 20,000-person burg, where past and present are encouraged to rub elbows and revitalization reigns, commemorating the catastrophic 1889 flood with a community race seems entirely apropos.

The Johnstown Flood Museum will be closed indefinitely following a weather-related incident that caused water damage to the ...

The Johnstown Flood Museum in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, tells the story of the devastating 1889 flood that made the town famous. But recently the museum had to close its doors temporarily … because of ...

On a stormy day in May of 1889, the South Fork Dam impounding Conemaugh Lake exploded, unleashing a 40-foot wall of water. The bustling industrial city of Johnstown, PA, in the valley below was ...

The museum is dedicated to memorializing the Great Johnstown Flood, which occurred on May 31, 1889. The flood claimed the lives of 2,209 people and destroyed 1,600 homes, according to the Guardian.

After reading David McCullough’s book about the Johnstown flood of 1889, Farabaugh decided to continue the story by writing about the subsequent disasters in 1936 and 1977. But because of ...

The 14-mile Path of the Flood Trail, completed in 2023, connects the ruins of the South Fork Dam near St. Michael to downtown Johnstown. It follows and commemorates the path of the 1889 Johnstown ...

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The building was constructed in the 1890s. It opened as the Johnstown Flood Museum May 31, 1973, the anniversary date of the Great Flood of 1889 that killed 2,209 people.