Johnstown Flood History Society and Culture Johnstown

These sites describe the great flood of May 31 1889, which struck Johnstown PA causing over 2200 deaths and making thousands more homeless.

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Johnstown Flood National Memorial - National Parks Service site with many photos and eye-witness accounts.
The Johnstown Flood - Short article drawn from contemporary accounts. Published by the NOAA johnstown flood Photo Library.
Johnstown Flood Museum - Collection of pictures, facts and accounts, with information about the museum itself.
The Pennsylvania Disaster - Poem about the flood by famously bad poet William McGonagall, with historical footnote and links.
New York Times Articles - Three articles published in the immediate aftermath of johnstown flood the flood.
A Roar Like Thunder - Concise article describing the course of the flood and its aftermath.
The Cause of the Johnstown Flood - Article by Walter S Frank. Footnoted history of history why a johnstown flood reconstructed dam failed. Civil engineering perspective.
Railroad Extra: The Johnstown Flood - Two nineteenth century articles describing the flood\\'s effect on the local railroad.

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