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By William Fischer, Jr., July 7, 2009
Johnstown Flood Marker
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1 ► Pennsylvania, Cambria County, Johnstown — Johnstown Flood —
On May 31, 1889, a wall of water and wreckage 35 feet high traveled 14 miles from the broken South Fork Dam, destroying more than 1,600 homes and claiming 2,209 lives. Public and private efforts from across America helped Johnstown to rebuild. — — Map (db m52671) HM
2 ► Pennsylvania, Cambria County, Southmont — 1889 Johnstown Flood Unidentified Dead —
In memory of the unidentified dead from the flood May 31, 1889 — — Map (db m21826) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 9, 2026