When the 1889 flood decimated Johnstown, the American Red Cross launched its first major disaster response here. Today, the ...
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A Storm Turned into a Massacre
Johnstown, Pennsylvania became the site of one of the deadliest disasters in U.S. history. What began as a powerful storm quickly turned into a nightmare when the South Fork Dam - holding back 14.5 ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – As the 48th anniversary of the 1977 Johnstown Flood is commemorated this weekend, thoughts are also with the victims of the recent flooding in central Texas. More than 140 fatalities ...
When the leading repertory theater in the nation’s most important theater city after New York stages an ambitious new play about one of the greatest disasters in American history; when the play, ...
Jul. 7—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Approximately 120 years ago, 112 miners walked into the Rolling Mill Mine portal on the hillside above Johnstown, but none returned home. An explosion caused by an open flame ...
Residents of the Pennsylvania steel town that fateful May morning in the spring of 1889 heard a low rumble in the distance that might have been the sound of thunder, and they noted a breeze blowing ...
FARGO — Flood disasters are almost invariably a combination of a natural "act of God" and an engineering failure. On May 31, 1889, an 11-inch rain following an already wet spring led to the ...
Prologue: "Mr. Quinn is too fearful" -- Part I: Members and nonmembers. Up on the mountain ; Down in the valley ; How to make a lake ; "No danger from our enterprise" ; Rain -- Part II: When the dam ...
Pennsylvania’s 2025 Trail of the Year blends natural beauty and outdoor recreation with deep — and tragic — historical significance. The 14-mile Path of the Flood Trail in the Cambria County community ...
"When hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and other disasters strike, we count our losses, search for causes, commiserate with victims, and initiate relief efforts. Amply illustrated and expansively ...
When the 1889 flood decimated Johnstown, the American Red Cross launched its first major disaster response here. Today, the ...
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