Johnstown Flood National Memorial will commemorate the victims of the flood that occurred on May 31, 1889, when the South Fork Dam broke, sending 20 million tons of water down the Conemaugh Valley ...

On Memorial Day 1889, a neglected dam above Johnstown, Pennsylvania gave way after days of heavy rain, unleashing 14 million tons of water onto the town below. The flood swept away entire ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — Saturday marked the 136th anniversary of the Great Johnstown Flood, and members of the Johnstown Flood National Memorial honored it with an annual tradition.

CLIP #1: What happened on May 31st, 1889 that started the Johnstown, PA flood? CLIP #1: How many miles was the dam away from Johnstown, PA? How long did it take the floodwaters to reach the town? CLIP ...

The deadliest flood in the nation's history was caused by a dam break upstream from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. More than 2,200 people in ...

The 14-mile Path of the Flood Trail in South Fork, Cambria County, follows the historic route of the catastrophic Great Johnstown Flood of 1889. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and ...

May 31, 2019, marked 130 years since the Johnstown Flood wiped out the entire town in minutes, killing 2,209 people. At the time, it was the deadliest disaster America had ever experienced.

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 ...

While it was originally implemented to help rebuild Johnstown, it now goes to Pennsylvania’s general fund. Last year, the state government reported that the tax raised nearly $450 million.