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1. www.britannica.com › event › Johnstown-floodJohnstown flood | Disaster, Conemaugh River, Dam Failure

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   Sep 4, 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. At 3:10 pm on May 31, the South Fork Dam, a poorly maintained earthfill.

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   Sep 3, 2024 · The documentary is called “The First 4 Deaths: South Fork Dam Failure in 1889.”. KC O’Day talks with Mark and Barry today about the story and their documentary. The Flood. 1889 Johnstown Flood Documentary. Studio Address: 90 Lulay Street, Suite 1. Johnstown,PA 15904. FOX8: (814) 266-8088.

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   2 days ago · One of the era's most generous philanthropists, Carnegie's Gospel of Wealth held that the rich had a duty to contribute to the welfare of society; he accordingly set up a trust fund that led to the creation of over 3,000 libraries and other institutions.

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6. home.nps.gov › path-of-the-flood-van-toursPath of the Flood Van Tours - Johnstown Flood National ... - NPS

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   Sep 2, 2024 · Ranger-guided Path of the Flood van tours are a great way to learn about the destructive force of the Johnstown Flood of May 31, 1889. The tour goes around the site of the South Fork Dam. Participants will learn about the history of the dam, plus the timeline that explains how and why the dam failed.

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   Aug 15, 2024 · Describes the devastating tidal wave that hit the city of Johnstown and several Pennsylvania villages on Memorial Day, 1889, when the South Fork Dam above the city collapsed as a result of spring rains.

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   Aug 23, 2024 · At the turn of the 20th century, several years after the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889, a young attorney from Ebensburg set a plan into motion to purchase the land.

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   How many people were killed in the Johnstown Flood?

   • At 4:07 pm the wall of water, by then 30 feet (9 metres) high, smashed into Johnstown, which lay on the floodplain of the Conemaugh. The flood swept away most of the northern half of the city, killing 2,209 people and destroying 1,600 homes. Grandview Cemetery contains the graves of more than 700 unidentified victims.

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   Where are Johnstown flood victims buried?

   • Grandview Cemetery contains the graves of more than 700 unidentified victims. The Johnstown Flood National Memorial (established 1964) preserves the site of the old dam, and the Johnstown Flood Museum is in the city.

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   What time does the Johnstown Flood National Memorial Tour start?

   • At the cemetery, the van will stop at the "Monument of Tranquility," the monument that was dedicated to flood victims on May 31, 1892. Participants will then be shuttled back to the park Visitor Center. This free tour begins at 1:00 p.m. at the Johnstown Flood National Memorial Visitor Center on select Saturdays throughout the summer.

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   Why did the Carnegie Steel Company strike in 1892?

   • On the other hand, his Carnegie Steel Company also lowered wages to increase profit, as it did in 1892, resulting in a strike and subsequent violence after the company employed strikebreakers. Source | "Forty-Millionaire Carnegie in his Great Double Role," The Saturday Globe, 9 July 1892; from David P. Demarest, ed.

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10. www.britannica.com › place › Johnstown-PennsylvaniaJohnstown | Pennsylvania, History, Demographics & Attractions

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    Sep 3, 2024 · The city was the victim of a disastrous flood in 1889. At 3:10 pm on May 31, the South Fork Dam, a poorly maintained earthfill dam holding a major upstream reservoir, collapsed after heavy rains, sending a great wall of water rushing down the Conemaugh River valley at speeds of 20 to 40 miles (32 to 64 km) per hour.