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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.
The Johnstown Flood National Memorial is a unit of the United States National Park Service. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Established in 1964 [ 4 ] through legislation signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] it pays tribute to the thousands of victims of the Johnstown Flood , who were injured or killed on May 31, 1889 when the South Fork Dam ruptured.
Victor Heiser (February 5, 1873 – February 27, 1972) was born Victor George Heiser in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. He was an American physician and author. He was a survivor of the Johnstown flood of 1889. After graduating medical school Heiser, with interest in leprosy, became the Philippine director of Health.
Mar. 13—Unbeknownst to anyone at the time, the Tuesday, March 17, 1936 edition of The Johnstown Tribune foreshadowed a historic tragedy in the city. One headline stated: "Heavy rainfall again ...
Alma Hall is the home of Alma Lodge #523 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Alma Hall was the first four-story building in the city of Johnstown, and is the oldest building built by a fraternal organization in downtown Johnstown. [1] The building served as a refuge for survivors of the Johnstown Flood ...
Jun. 1—Rob Koenigsberg stood on a sidewalk, lined with luminarias, near the Johnstown Flood National Memorial visitors center and pointed to three white bags with the names Regina Costlow, Zita ...
The Johnstown flood of 1936, also collectively with other areas referred to as the Saint Patrick's Day Flood, was a devastating flood in Cambria County, and Johnstown, Pennsylvania proper, referred to as "Greater Johnstown". The flood was preceded by heavy rains beginning March 9, 1936, which did not stop until March 22.
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 ...