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The second “great flood” to hit Johnstown, Pa., happened on July 20, 1977. It was, however, the third flood to devastate the town in Cambria County - the first in 1889 killed more than 2,000 ...
Grace Manack, 9, her mother Rachel Manack, and grandmother Nancy Felix, along with other volunteers, spent time on a windy, ...
More information: jaha.org; visitjohnstownpa.com Unger's farm is now the site of the National Park Service's Johnstown Flood National Memorial in South Fork, Pa., about 14 miles upriver from ...
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, ...
The Johnstown Branch of the NAACP and Flood City Youth Fitness Academy will sponsor a seven-day celebration in recognition of ...
On the eve of the 1889 Johnstown Flood’s anniversary, local and state officials gathered to celebrate the Path of the Flood ...
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. At 4:07 ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — As we approach its 135th anniversary, we continue to look back on the events leading up to the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889. The remains of the former canal basin in ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The Johnstown Flood Museum will be closed indefinitely following a weather-related incident that caused water damage to the structure. Water went from the boiler room into the ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — A state grant of $300,000 will be used by Johnstown to evaluate flood protection projects on several local rivers. The grant from the Community Conservation Partnerships ...
check out "The Johnstown Flood" by the late great David McCullough. This gripping narrative reads like a novel and you won't be disappointed. Until we see you next time on "Past PA," stay curious.