Although the club and its members were not held legally responsible for the disaster, the perceived injustice led to changes ...

On Memorial Day 1889, a 40 ft wall of water swallowed Johnstown, Pennsylvania. A dam collapse that became America’s deadliest flood.

Trail of the Year brings the beauty and power of nature together in a 14-mile hiking and biking trail where visitors can experience one of the state's most significant historical events. The Path of ...

Heavy rains brought the South Fork dam above the city of Johnstown to the brink of collapse. When the structure finally gave in, a 12-meter high (40 ft) wall of water rushed down from the mountain.

He touches on the concerns of residents who worried that the dam holding the South Fork Hunting Club’s giant lake in the mountains north of Johnstown might burst, which it did in May 1889 ...

Stephen Huba Friday, May 17, 2019 4:00 a.m. | Friday, May 17, 2019 4:00 a.m. Behind the altar of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in downtown Johnstown ... the South Fork Dam on the Little Conemaugh ...

On May 31, 1889, an 11-inch rain following an already wet spring led to the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam located 14 miles up a narrow canyon from Johnstown, Pa. The water over topped ...