The in-depth story of the deadly 1889 Johnstown Flood caused by the Johnstown Dam Collapse. On Memorial Day of 1889, western Pennsylvania was caught by a massive storm, unprecedented in the state ...

When the dam collapsed, 20 million gallons of water hit the neighboring village of Johnstown with the force of a tidal wave. More than 2,000 people died in the flood.

It was the club’s earthen dam that broke May 31, 1889, the day of the Johnstown Flood. History shows club members did not replace draining pipes that had been removed, and screens they installed ...

A few miles away, Johnstown Flood National Memorial preserves the tale of that defining ... below him and imagined 20 million tons of water churning over the South Fork Dam and barreling toward town, ...

Spread the loveJohnstown, a city with a long history of devastating floods, is celebrating a milestone in its ongoing battle ...

So when the South Fork Dam failed on May 31 ... Burkert, as a resident of Johnstown for 40 years who redid the Johnstown Flood Museum, said he was able to use his expertise on the topic to ...

The lake created by the South Fork Dam was threatening to breach its earthen barrier ... “With the valley crowding up the way it was,” wrote David McCullough in his book, The Johnstown Flood, “the ...

The DEP determined the dam’s spillway would not be enough to protect the Johnstown area from a flood in the most severe rainstorm that could be possible.

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 335 Locust St., Johnstown, will host a special Community Common Prayer Service commemorating the 130th anniversary of the 1889 Johnstown Flood and the role that St ...