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  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Johnstown Flood Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Johnstown Flood Museum is a history museum located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, dedicated to the Johnstown Flood of 1889. The museum is housed in the former Cambria Public Library, which is part of the Downtown Johnstown Historic District. [1] The Johnstown Flood Museum chronicles the events of the flood through exhibits and media.

  5. '17 feet deep': Johnstown's 1936 flood claimed 25 lives ... - AOL

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    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 ...

  6. File:The Johnstown Flood (1926) by Irving Cummings.webm

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  7. '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 ...

  8. The Men Who Built America - Wikipedia

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    The series focuses on the lives of Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford. It tells how their industrial innovations and business empires revolutionized modern society. The series is directed by Patrick Reams and Ruán Magan and is narrated by Campbell Scott. It averaged 2.6 million total ...

  9. Andrew Carnegie - Wikipedia

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    Carnegie as he appears in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.. Andrew Carnegie (English: / k ɑːr ˈ n ɛ ɡ i / kar-NEG-ee, Scots: [kɑrˈnɛːɡi]; [2] [3] [note 1] November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist.