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USA Pennsylvania Johnstown Flood National Memorial

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Johnstown Flood National Memorial
733 Lake Road
South Fork, Pennsylvania   15956
Email: JOFL_Superintendent@nps.gov
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There was no larger news story in the latter nineteenth century after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The story of the Johnstown Flood has everything to interest the modern mind: a wealthy resort, an intense storm, an unfortunate failure of a dam, the destruction of a working class city, and an inspiring relief effort.

The rain continued as men worked tirelessly to prevent the old South Fork Dam from breaking. Elias Unger, the president of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, was hoping that the people in Johnstown were heeding the telegraph warnings sent earlier, which said that the dam might go. When it finally happened, at 3:10 P.M., May 31, 1889, an era of the Conemaugh Valley's history ended, and another era started. Over 2,209 people died on that tragic Friday, and thousands more were injured in one of the worst disasters in our Nation's history.

Johnstown Flood National Memorial is located in southwestern Pennsylvania, about 10 miles northeast of Johnstown. The park contains nearly 165 acres and preserves the remains of the South Fork Dam and portions of the former Lake Conemaugh bed.
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Area Campgrounds
Wright's Orchard Station Campground
2381 Old Rt 220N
Duncansville, PA
814-695-2628


Mirror Lake Camping
112 Trout Run Drive
New Florence, PA


Area Fishing Related Businesses
Shiner Bait & Tackle
3979 Quaker Valley Rd
Alum Bank, PA
(814) 839-4023


Hornick's Sporting Goods Inc
316 Broad St
Johnstown, PA
(814) 535-7724


Miller's Hunting & Fishing Shp
7468 Admiral Peary Hwy
Cresson, PA
(814) 886-5060


Area Resorts and Lodging
Indian Lake Resort & Golf
698 S Shore TRL
Central City, PA
(814) 754-4975


Blue Knob Resort
1418 Overland Pass
Claysburg, PA
(814) 239-5111


Directions:
Car - Take US 219 to Saint Michael/Sidman exit. Head East on PA 869. Turn left onto Lake Road at sign for Johnstown Flood National Memorial
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