Johnstown Flood
On May 31, 1889, a wall of water and wreckage 35 feet high traveled 14 miles from the broken South Fork Dam, destroying more than 1,600 homes and claiming 2,209 lives. Public and private efforts from across America helped Johnstown to rebuild.
Marker is at the intersection of Johns Street and the bridge over Little Conemaugh River, on the left when traveling north on Johns Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
