The in-depth story of the deadly 1889 Johnstown Flood caused by the Johnstown Dam Collapse. On Memorial Day of 1889, western ...
He touches on the concerns of residents who worried that the dam holding the South Fork Hunting Club’s giant lake in the mountains north of Johnstown might burst, which it did in May 1889 ...
The Cambria Somerset Authority is keeping water rates unchanged for 2025, as part of a $1.35 million budget. The Cambria Somerset Authority, which operates five dams across Cambria and Somerset ...
So when the South Fork Dam failed on May 31, 1889, the resulting wave that caused over 2,000 fatalities had a direct effect on the jobs in steel mills and coal mines. “The people of Johnstown ...