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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.
Aug 11, 2017 · Though the American legal system soon adopted precedents that made it possible to hold defendants liable for their modifications to land, the magnates behind the Johnstown Flood walked off...
May 24, 2024 · May 31, 1889. Location: Johnstown. Pennsylvania. United States. 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.
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Nov 13, 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.
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The American Red Cross, led by Clara Barton and organized in 1881, arrived in Johnstown on June 5, 1889 – it was the first major peacetime disaster relief effort for the Red Cross. Johnstown has suffered additional significant floods in its history, including in 1936 and 1977.
Oct 31, 2023 · The 1936 flood, made possible by heavy snow and rainfall, killed around two dozen people, destroyed 77 buildings, and caused roughly $41 million in property damage.
In its path, were Johnstown and the surrounding communities. The Johnstown Flood would become one of the worst natural disasters ever seen in this country. Until the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, it was the United States’ largest loss of civilian life in a single day.
