The Pennsylvania Flood That Killed 2,200 Because Rich Men Ignored Warnings Johnstown Flood, South Fork Dam, Pennsylvania disasters, 1889 flood, Andrew Carnegie, worst floods America, dam failure In 1889, a dam owned by a wealthy hunting club failed after years of ignored safety warnings, sending twenty million tons of water into Johnstown and killing over 2,200 people. Club members including Carnegie and Frick faced no legal consequences, arguing the disaster was an act of God despite clear negl

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The Pennsylvania Town That Vanished in Just 8 Minutes in 1889 Johnstown Flood, 8 minutes, 1889 disaster, Pennsylvania floods, fastest disasters, South Fork Dam, Johnstown Pennsylvania On May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam failed and twenty million tons of water hit Johnstown at forty miles per hour. In exactly eight minutes, from 4:07 to 4:15 PM, most of the town was destroyed and over 2,200 people were killed in one of the fastest and deadliest disasters in American history. #johnstown #pennsylva