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The
Aftermath of the 1889 Johnstown Flood |
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May 31 |
| 1889 In one of the worst disasters in American history, the South Fork Dam in the Conemaugh Valley collapses at 3:10 pm, sending a wall of water over the 35 feet high crashing down on the small industrial city of Johnstown, PA, situated 14 miles to the south. Within a few hours, the city would be destroyed and 2,209 people would lose their lives. Today, the Johnstown Flood National Memorial, a unit of the National Park Service, commemorates this tragic event. 1923 |
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