The in-depth story of the deadly 1889 Johnstown Flood caused by the Johnstown Dam Collapse. On Memorial Day of 1889, western ...
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 335 Locust St., Johnstown, will host a special Community Common Prayer Service commemorating the 130th anniversary of the 1889 Johnstown Flood and the role that St ...
In this 20,000-person burg, where past and present are encouraged to rub elbows and revitalization reigns, commemorating the catastrophic 1889 flood with a community race seems entirely apropos.
It was the club’s earthen dam that broke May 31, 1889, the day of the Johnstown Flood. History shows club ... completion of an exterior paint job for the clubhouse, returning its original ...
After reading David McCullough’s book about the Johnstown flood of 1889, Farabaugh decided to continue ... fatalities had a direct effect on the jobs in steel mills and coal mines.