Through an array of personal items, the stories of Johnstown’s three floods are being told. The “Relic Tales of the Johnstown Floods” exhibition is on display through the fall on the second floor of ...

A failed dam, a mountain of water, and a town erased in minutes—this is the devastating true story of the 1889 Johnstown Flood.

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 ...

DOVER – To commemorate the 136th anniversary of the historic 1889 Johnstown Flood, the Dover Public Library will offer "Water and Steel: The Legacy of the Johnstown Flood,” a five-part series ...

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 ...

For dams, they work by storing flood water during storms and other weather events ... One such case occurred in 1889 in Johnstown, Penn. where a 30-to-40-foot wall of water rushed through the town and ...

The "Relic Tales of the Johnstown Floods" exhibition is on display through the fall on the second floor of the Heritage ...

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CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — As the 136th anniversary of the Johnstown Flood approaches at the end of the month, some Cambria County students are busy making preparations to honor the victims.