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A 40-foot wall of water roared down the mountain, destroying everything in its path. The 1889 Johnstown Flood wasn’t just a natural disaster—it was a catastrophe built by human failure.
At Tuesday’s study session, City Council debated the merits of a formal incentive policy for the corridor before coming to ...
Why it was picked The trail takes visitors along the path of the 1889 Johnstown Flood, starting at the site of the former South Fork Dam and continuing through the Conemaugh Valley to the Stone ...
Johnstown is famous for its floods, but not many people know that it’s partly responsible for originating a hefty tax on all ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A group of community leaders from the Johnstown region plan to visit Youngstown, Ohio, Friday to get a firsthand look at how that city has handled blight removal and the ...
THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD 1926 re-creates one of the greatest disasters of the late 19th Century in the USA. In May of 1889 over 2,000 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania died as a result of the dam ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A natural landmark along Menoher Boulevard – an oak tree in which two bald eagles nested – was toppled by strong winds this week. But signs in the skies indicate both birds ...
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — City officials from Johnstown are set to travel to Youngstown, Ohio, later this week to explore strategies for addressing the city's ongoing issue with abandoned buildings.
The city of Johnstown, responding to what its officials called lies and misinformation, offered a 15-year nondevelopment, nonannexation agreement with a property owner in Monroe and Jersey townships.
When it comes to dealbreakers for Brisbane buyer’s agent Lauren Jones, flood zones are at the very ... locations in Brisbane are under a flight path, so flight paths don’t tend to faze people ...
A cursory glance at the YouTube chat for the stream shows a flood of complaints about the pricing of Nintendo’s move to the next-generation, which includes the $449.99 Switch 2 and, perhaps most ...