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The Johnstown Flood, sometimes referred to locally as Great Flood of 1889, occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Here is a list of some of the most descriptive facts about the Johnstown flood. 2,209 people died. (Click here for a PDF list of flood victims, including their addresses, ages and burial places.) 99 entire families died, including 396 children. 124 women and 198 men were left widowed.
13 Νοε 2009 · On May 31, 1889, Pennsylvania's South Fork Dam collapses, causing the catastrophic Johnstown Flood. More than 2,200 people die in the disaster.
24 Αυγ 2024 · On June 1, 1889, Americans woke to the news that Johnstown, Pennsylvania, had been devastated by the worst inland flood in the nation's history. More than 2,200 were dead, with thousands more injured.
The South Fork Dam failed on Friday, May 31, 1889, and unleashed 20,000,000 tons of water that devastated Johnstown, PA. The flood killed 2,209 people but it brought the nation and the world together to aid the "Johnstown sufferers."
9 Μαΐ 2020 · In the days before May 30, 1889, heavy rains had pounded the land around Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a bustling industrial city of 30.000 people. On May 31, 1889, 14 miles and 410 feet above Johnstown, gave way with a force equaling the flow of the Mississippi River.
8 Νοε 2022 · Data from the Johnstown Area Heritage Association shows that a total of 2,209 people were killed by the flood, though 750 of them were never identified. The flood claimed 99 entire families as victims, including 396 children.
