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Steve Wright Presents: The Johnstown Flood

Tue, November 12, 2024 11:30 A.M.
Fox Chase Library

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. The dam ruptured after several days of extremely heavy rainfall, releasing 14.55 million cubic meters of water.

Learn more about this disaster from historian Steve Wright.

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