A failed dam, a mountain of water, and a town erased in minutes—this is the devastating true story of the 1889 Johnstown Flood.

Through an array of personal items, the stories of Johnstown’s three floods are being told. The “Relic Tales of the Johnstown Floods” exhibition is on display through the fall on the second floor of ...

On Memorial Day 1889, a neglected dam above Johnstown, Pennsylvania gave way after days of heavy rain, unleashing 14 million tons of water onto the town below. The flood swept away entire ...

DOVER – The Tuscarawas County Local Emergency Planning Committee will be conducting a hazardous materials response exercise ...

The 1889 dam disaster that affected Johnstown, Pennsylvania was the largest civilian loss of American life until 9/11. The flood killed more than 2,200 steel workers and their families.

For dams, they work by storing flood water during storms and other weather events ... One such case occurred in 1889 in Johnstown, Penn. where a 30-to-40-foot wall of water rushed through the town and ...

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The "Relic Tales of the Johnstown Floods" exhibition is on display through the fall on the second floor of the Heritage ...