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The Johnstown Flood, sometimes referred to locally as Great Flood of 1889, occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. The dam ruptured after several days of ...
Aerial view of the flood. The Johnstown flood of 1977 was a major flood which began on the night of July 19, 1977, when heavy rainfall caused widespread flash flooding in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, including the city of Johnstown and the Conemaugh Valley . On July 19, a deluge of rain hit the Johnstown area during the night.
A modern view of the South Fork Dam. The large gap overlooked by the two wooden terraces pictured is the breach that caused the Johnstown Flood.. The South Fork Dam was an earthenwork dam forming Lake Conemaugh (formerly Western Reservoir, also known as the Old Reservoir and Three Mile Dam, a misnomer), [1] an artificial body of water near South Fork, Pennsylvania, United States.
Johnstown voters soundly defeated an income tax increase from 1% to 2.25% for those who work in the city. Johnstown residents working outside of the city would have received a 75% tax credit.
With the Intel Corporation breaking ground soon on its $20 billion computer chip manufacturing plant, Ross' son Andrew Ross, said Johnstown needs council members who will help the city grow.
Oct. 7—Johnstown entrepreneur Jacob Moore is set to open a roller skating rink on the first floor of The Johnstown Galleria. He's also relocating his restaurant, CJ's Surf and Turf, to the ...
WTAJ-TV. / 40.56694°N 78.44139°W / 40.56694; -78.44139. WTAJ-TV (channel 10) is a television station licensed to Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Johnstown –Altoona– State College market as an affiliate of CBS. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, the station maintains studios on 6th Avenue in Altoona and a transmitter ...
WJAC-TV. / 40.37139°N 78.98194°W / 40.37139; -78.98194. WJAC-TV (channel 6) is a television station licensed to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States, serving the Johnstown– Altoona – State College market as an affiliate of NBC and The CW Plus. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which provides certain services to Johnstown ...