J. McLaurin and “A History of Johnstown and the Great Flood of 1889: A Study of Disaster and Rehabilitation” by Nathan Daniel Shappee. “Probably, in my estimation, if you read those three ...

The other cities of the Washington Territory rallied around Seattle and quickly sent food, supplies and money. On June 19, 1889, civil authorities ... emergency can be so great or so sudden ...

Saturday marked the 136th anniversary of the Great Johnstown Flood, and members of the Johnstown Flood National Memorial ...

This story features four women who survived the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889. The interview took place in the 1970's and the women, who were in their 90's at the time, shared the "harrowing ...

For the 135th anniversary of the Johnstown Flood of 1889, many paid a visit to the ... the visitors to the Johnstown Flood Museum, 304 Washington St. in downtown Johnstown. "I grew up knowing ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) - A privately owned dam collapsed in western Pennsylvania 125 years ago on May 31, 1889, unleashing a flood that killed 2,209 people. The terrible stories from the Johnstown Flood ...