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  2. The Johnstown Flood (1989 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Johnstown Flood is a 1989 American short documentary film directed by Charles Guggenheim about the Johnstown Flood. [4] David McCullough, author of the 1968 book, The Johnstown Flood, [5] hosted the film. An expanded version of the film aired on the television series American Experience in 1991.

  3. The Johnstown Flood (1926 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Johnstown Flood (1926) by Irving Cummings The Johnstown Flood ad in The Film Daily, 1926. The Johnstown Flood is a 1926 American silent epic film directed by Irving Cummings, that addresses the Great Flood of 1889 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The film stars George O'Brien, Florence Gilbert, and Janet Gaynor. [1]

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  5. 'They are remembered': Luminarias at Johnstown Flood ... - AOL

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    The Costlows died during the Johnstown Flood of May 31, 1889, when the South Fork Dam broke, sending a ... 'They are remembered': Luminarias at Johnstown Flood National Memorial honor lives lost ...

  6. The day a tsunami-like flood struck a landlocked mountain town

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    The 1889 Johnstown flood was the greatest single-day civilian loss of life in the U.S. until the World Trade Center collapsed amid the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to the ...

  7. South Fork Dam - Wikipedia

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    A modern view of the South Fork Dam. The large gap overlooked by the two wooden terraces pictured is the breach that caused the Johnstown Flood.. The South Fork Dam was an earthenwork dam forming Lake Conemaugh (formerly Western Reservoir, also known as the Old Reservoir and Three Mile Dam, a misnomer), [1] an artificial body of water near South Fork, Pennsylvania, United States.

  8. Johnstown Flood - Wikipedia

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    The Johnstown Flood was the worst flood to hit the U.S. in the 19th century, and to date, the worst to strike Pennsylvania. [ 27 ] 1,600 homes were destroyed, $17 million in property damage levied (approx. $550 million in 2022), and 4 square miles (10 km 2 ) of downtown Johnstown were completely destroyed.

  9. The day a tsunami-like flood struck a landlocked mountain town

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    A train headed toward Johnstown emitted a constant whine as if the whistle was stuck. As the roar grew louder, so did the wind, tossing trees around and tearing wood from nearby buildings. Then ...