The Johnstown Flood Dam

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Johnstown Flood National Memorial commemorates the approximately 2,200 people who died in the Johnstown Flood of 1889, caused by a break in the …

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Oct 14, 2024
This was a really interesting historical park and I really enjoyed their museum exhibits inside the visitors center! There was surprisingly a lot to see and do here and we all enjoyed it, including o… Full review by 816briannap
Sep 23, 2024
This is nice national memorial. Beautiful view of the dam and lake location from the visitor center. The movie is good but a little overdramatized I guess to get the horrible nature of the flood up c… Full review by esprouls47
Sep 20, 2024
We found very few folks in Johnstown that know much about the flood or the history behind it. Thankfully I had read David McCollough’ s book prior to my visit. That all changed when we visited the… Full review by M R
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Are there package deals that include the museum, movie, and inclined plane? If so, how would I go about purchasing …
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Are there package deals that include the museum, movie, and inclined plane? If so, how would I go about purchasing them? Thanks!
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We didn't go to the Flood Museum right in Johnstown only the one which is kept by the NPS outside of South Fork. They do an excellent job. When we went into Johnstown, the incline …
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We didn't go to the Flood Museum right in Johnstown only the one which is kept by the NPS outside of South Fork. They do an excellent job. When we went into Johnstown, the incline plane was not working and the bridge/walkway over the very busy street was closed off. On the internet it didn't say a thing about being closed, so we were disappointed about that. As far as buying an all inclusive ticket for all three things, I didn't see listed. Perhaps if you called the Museum right in Johnstown they'd have more info, otherwise the NPS museum is free and is well marked as is the little town of St. Michael where the SouthFork Hunting and Fishing lodge and "summer cottages" still are today. Hope this helped you.
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What was the official death toll from the 1889 Johnstown Flood?
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In a list printed about fourteen months after the Flood, the death toll was set at 2,209. While that number was carefully derived, for a variety of...
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