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The Johnstown flood story
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The great Conemaugh-Valley disaster-flood & fire at Johnstown, PA
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Image of an elevated view of the Conemaugh Valley fire and flood (also called the Johnstown Flood or the Great Flood of 1889) on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam on the Little Conemaugh River 14 miles upstream of Johnstown, Pennsylvania; homes and burning buildings are washed away by floodwaters as debris is trapped at the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge; dead and dying people wash up on shore or are swept away while others attempt rescue, flee, or pray for relief.
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