In memory of
those lost in the March 17, 1936
Greater Johnstown Flood
Daniel Gallagher • Cecilia Seifert Wehn
Foster W. Buchanan • Henry Belande
Mrs. Jacob Fruhlinger • Faber Eckenrod
James Langham • Louis F. Ansman
Joseph Runko • . . . — — Map (db m21885) HM
The concrete river channels before you are part of the Pittsburgh District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's [sic], Johnstown Local Flood Protection Project (JLFPP). It is the longest paved channelization project in Pennsylvania and one of the largest . . . — — Map (db m52760) HM
On June 5, 1889, Clara Barton and a group of American Red Cross volunteers arrived in Johnstown to help the survivors of a devastating flood resulting from the failure of the South Fork Dam. It was one of the first major disaster responses for the . . . — — Map (db m74402) HM
The booming period, from 1867 to 1889, was used to make steel rails and fortunes...Across this rampant industrial expansion, the Great Flood of 1889 rolled like a juggernaught. - Nathaniel Daniel Shappee. A History of Johnstown and the Great Flood . . . — — Map (db m76909) HM
Founded in 1853, this neighborhood was the first home to immigrants who came to Johnstown to find work in the coal mines and steel mills. Nationality churches and ethnic clubs exemplify the neighborhood's rich and diverse culture. — — Map (db m52634) HM
On May 31, 1889, the Cambria Iron Company suffered $3,000,000 in damages to its properties throughout the valley, including this building which housed the main office. Cambria Iron was Johnstown's main industry, so the city waited anxiously to . . . — — Map (db m53912) HM
On May 31, 1889, Washington Street became one of the main paths of destruction for the raging flood wave from the broken South Fork Dam. There were two buildings on this site: the office residence of Mrs. Hettie Ogle - the Western Union . . . — — Map (db m53914) HM
On May 31, 1889, Central Park was under 18 feet of water and tons of debris. Within a few days, however, the park was cleared off and transformed into a tent city for some of the 6,000 laborers and 580 members of the 14th Pennsylvania Regiment . . . — — Map (db m21829) HM
This arch was dedicated posthumously to Anna Morrell Chapin by her husband Philip Chapin, former General Manager of Cambria Iron Company.
It was the original entrance to Grandview Cemetery. The switchback road in the picture was replaced by . . . — — Map (db m21833) HM
Formed 1873 in the loft of the Woodvale Tannery by workers there. Organized as Cambria Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, 1874, at Napoleon and Dibert Sts. About 1877 it moved here. Washed from its foundation in the 1889 flood but later restored. — — Map (db m21871) HM
In this Sanctuary
Uniting Sessions
The
Evangelical United Brethren
Denomination
Nov. 16, 1946
Western Pennsylvania Conference
Sept. 12, 1951
Western Pennsylvania Conference
Women's Society of . . . — — Map (db m241505) HM
Created On This Site :
Evangelical United Brethren Church
1946
Women's Society Of World Service
1952
Western Pennsylvania Conference
1969 — — Map (db m241506) HM
To commemorate
Flood Prevention
from these rivers
Dedicated to the
Flood Correspondents Association
of the Flood of 1889
on the fifty-first anniversary
May 31, 1940 — — Map (db m52761) HM
“A people who have walked in darkness have seen a great light: to them who live in the region of the shadow of death, a light has risen.” Isaiah 9:2
[Names, ages, and residence of the 78 people who died are listed on the monument] . . . — — Map (db m21594) HM
Between 1927 and 1999 a 135-foot single-span concrete-encased riveted steel polygonal-chord Pratt pony truss bridge crossed the Little Conemaugh River at this location. First proposed in Henry Hornbostel's 1917 "Comprehensive Plan of Johnstown" the . . . — — Map (db m52765) HM
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
Built (1938-1943) and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Pittsburgh District), the JLFPP reflects the 1930s move toward a major federal role in local flood protection. This concrete-paved channel project, extending 9.2 miles along . . . — — Map (db m52672) HM
In commemoration of
Joseph Johns
(Joseph Schantz)
The founder of the
City of Johnstown
Erected by citizens
of German descent of
Johnstown
June 16, 1913
Zum gedächtnis an
Joseph Schantz
Grüder der
Stadt . . . — — Map (db m52848) HM
In 1889 Johnstown was a steel company town of Germans and Welsh. With a population of 30,000, it was a growing and industrious community known for the quality of its steel. Founded in 1794, Johnstown prospered with the building of the Pennsylvania . . . — — Map (db m203932) HM
On May 31, 1889, the Market House, which held the police station and municipal offices was completely washed away. It had occupied this northeast corner of Market Square, a plot of land laid out by Joseph Johns in his town plan of 1800.
After . . . — — Map (db m21886) HM
On May 31, 1889, this post-Civil War, cast iron statue was swept away by the flood wave and carried to a pile of wreckage downstream. After being found amidst the debris, it was returned to the front yard of the James Morley mansion which . . . — — Map (db m21835) HM
On May 31, 1889, The main main [sic] thrust of the 30-foot wave from the broken South Fork Dam smashed into the hillside to your left, sparing the PRR stone bridge from its full impact. The bridge held, its arches clogged with debris. The raging . . . — — Map (db m52764) HM
On July 11, 1902, on this hillside. 112 bituminous coal miners, mostly immigrants. were killed in a gas explosion at Cambria Iron Company's Rolling Mill Mine. It was the first of four major mining accidents in PA contributing to the deadliest decade . . . — — Map (db m203729) HM
In memory of
Sgt. John T. Boxler
Automotive mechanic U.S. Post Office
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Served his country two tours of duty in Vietnam. Gave his life for the American way February 25, 1991 in Operation Desert Storm in Dhahran, . . . — — Map (db m21569) WM
On May 31, 1889, St. John Gualbert's parish experienced not only a great loss, but also a nearly miraculous rescue. The church itself burned down in the midst of the floodwaters, having caught fire when the burning Wolfe residence crashed into . . . — — Map (db m21593) HM
On May 31, 1889, George T. Swank, editor and publisher of the Johnstown Tribune, was preparing the weekly issue of the paper on the second floor of this building. The rising waters outside drew him to the office windows to report on the . . . — — Map (db m53915) HM
Built in 1917-18, the Walnut Street Bridge was one of the most critial bridges in Johnstown, providing the sole link from the West End to downtown. In 2006, the concrete arch bridge was reconstructed based on plans for the earlier bridge
Funded . . . — — Map (db m53906) HM
In reverent and enduring memory
of all Americans who fought for
a new world of freedom and peace
They counted not their lives
dear unto themselves — — Map (db m53916) HM
In February 1837, two slaves, brothers Patrick and Abraham, escaped from a farm in Bath, Va. As they made their way to freedom, bounty hunters pursued them and they were wounded. Both black and white abolitionists assisted them on their way through . . . — — Map (db m227652) HM
