Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Location	Croyle Township / Adams Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA
Nearest city	Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°20′44″N 78°46′43″W / 40.34556°N 78.77861°W / 40.34556; -78.77861Coordinates: 40°20′44″N 78°46′43″W / 40.34556°N 78.77861°W / 40.34556; -78.77861
Area	164.12 acres (66.42 ha)^[1]
Established	August 31, 1964
Visitors	111,987 (in 2005)
Governing body	National Park Service
Website	Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Johnstown Flood National Memorial commemorates the approximately 2,200 people who died in the Johnstown Flood on May 31, 1889, caused by a break in the South Fork Dam, an earthen structure. The memorial is located at 733 Lake Road near South Fork, Pennsylvania, about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Johnstown. The memorial preserves the remains of the dam and portions of the former Lake Conemaugh bed. The United States Congress authorized the national memorial on August 31, 1964.

Johnstown Flood damage
Collapsed wall of South Fork Dam today
The Unger house above the dam

References

↑ "The National Parks: Index 2005 - 2007" (PDF). National Park Service, US Department of the Interior. p. 75. Retrieved 2009-05-07.

The National Parks: Index 2001–2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

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