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The Johnstown Flood, sometimes referred to locally as Great Flood of 1889, occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
13 de nov. de 2009 · On May 31, 1889, Pennsylvania's South Fork Dam collapses, causing the catastrophic Johnstown Flood. More than 2,200 people die in the disaster.
The South Fork Dam failed on Friday, May 31, 1889, and unleashed 20,000,000 tons of water that devastated Johnstown, PA. The flood killed 2,209 people but it brought the nation and the world together to aid the "Johnstown sufferers."
24 de may. de 2024 · Johnstown flood, disastrous flood that occurred in 1889 in the town of Johnstown, Pa. Johnstown lies at the confluence of the Conemaugh River and Stony Creek; at the time of the flood it was a leading U.S. steelmaking centre.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
8 de nov. de 2022 · The water wiped out four square miles of downtown Johnstown, destroyed 1,600 homes, and caused $17 million worth of property damage, with flood lines reaching up to 89 feet above the normal river level in places.
- Austin Harvey
31 de oct. de 2023 · 10 Things You Need to Know About the Johnstown Flood. The Great Flood of 1889 killed more than 2000 people, swept away 1600 homes, and caused $17 million in damage. And it wasn’t the last time...
12 de ene. de 2024 · The town's location is on a nearly level flood plane at the joining of two rivers, the Stony Creek and Little Conemaugh. There was an opera house, hotel, several large office buildings that were 5 stories tall, to name a few.
