A 14-mile stretch of trail tracing one of Pennsylvania’s most devastating historic events has earned statewide recognition as ...

The 136th anniversary of the 1889 Flood will be recognized Saturday. Flood National Memorial will commemorate the victims of the flood that occurred on May 31, 1889, when the South Fork Dam broke, ...

Discover 21 amazing vintage images of homes damaged and destroyed by natural disasters over the past century, from tornadoes ...

Walnut St. Hart will portray the Rev. H.L. Chapman, who served as the Methodist pastor of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, during the great flood of 1889 ... the nonprofit Puppy Rescue of Sugarcreek ...

The author provides insight into the causes of the 1889 flood and the consequences it had on the people and industries of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. A visit to the Johnstown Flood Museum is planned ...

Johnstown lies in a narrow valley at the junction of Stony Creek and the Little Conemaugh. At 3 p.m. on May 31, 1889, flood waters broke through the South Fork Dam, towering twelve miles away and ...

FARGO — Flood ... On May 31, 1889, an 11-inch rain following an already wet spring led to the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam located 14 miles up a narrow canyon from Johnstown ...

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 ...

The museum is dedicated to the victims of the Great Johnstown Flood, which left over 2,000 people dead, including 99 entire families, and destroyed at least 1,600 homes on May 31, 1889.

On May 30, 1889 the South Fork Dam ... 14 miles downstream to the bustling industrial city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. More than 2000 people lost their lives in the disaster.

The in-depth story of the deadly 1889 Johnstown Flood caused by the Johnstown Dam Collapse. On Memorial Day of 1889, western Pennsylvania was caught by a massive storm, unprecedented in the state ...