The South Fork Dam failed on Friday, May 31, 1889, and unleashed 20,000,000
tons of water that devastated Johnstown, PA. The flood killed 2,209 people but
it brought the nation and the world together to aid the "Johnstown sufferers."
The story of the Johnstown Flood reminds us all, "...that we must leave
nothing undone for the preservation and protection of our brother men."

The South Fork Dam failed on Friday, May 31, 1889, and unleashed 20,000,000 tons of water that devastated Johnstown, PA. The flood killed 2,209 people but it brought the nation and the world together to aid the "Johnstown sufferers." The story of the Johnstown Flood reminds us all, "...that we must leave nothing undone for the preservation and protection of our brother men."

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Johnstown Flood National Memorial

The first railroad to cross the Allegheny Mountains, the Allegheny Portage
Railroad was the final piece of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal. "The
Portage" opened in 1834, marking the first time that there was one, direct
route between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. All things to all people, it served
merchants, passengers, slaves in pursuit of freedom, and soldiers from the
Mexican War.

The first railroad to cross the Allegheny Mountains, the Allegheny Portage Railroad was the final piece of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal. "The Portage" opened in 1834, marking the first time that there was one, direct route between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. All things to all people, it served merchants, passengers, slaves in pursuit of freedom, and soldiers from the Mexican War.

Johnstown Flood National Memorial

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