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By the 1960s, interest in the 1889 Johnstown Flood was waning.Few survivors of the historic tragedy were still alive. Thanks to the installation of…
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That National Parks Service is 100 years old today.The government agency was created on Aug. 25, 1916, but a slew of celebratory events have taken place…
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Park ranger Doug Bosley stands at the crest of a quiet, green hillside, looking down a stretch of railroad track that appears to have gotten lost and…
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The residents of Johnstown, Pennsylvania in the late 1800’s were no strangers to floods. Sitting at the confluence of the Stonycreek River and the Little…
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The residents of Johnstown, Pennsylvania in the late 1800’s were no strangers to floods. Sitting at the confluence of the Stonycreek River and the Little…
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On May 31, 1889 the South Fork dam in Cambria County failed, sending a flood wave through Johnstown that killed 2,209 people.After a month of rain, a…