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Pat Shingleton: A Flood Aniversary..."

7 years 8 months 1 week ago Friday, July 15 2016 Jul 15, 2016 July 15, 2016 6:22 PM July 15, 2016 in Pat Shingleton Column
By: Pat Shingleton:

Following the Johnstown Pennsylvania Flood of 1889, a flood control system was constructed in the Little Conemaugh Valley to  withstand a 100 year flood. Experts declared that the city of Johnstown was flood-proof. On July  19, 1977 in west Taylor Township, northwest of Johnstown, a foot of rain fell and the Laurel Dam burst. The deluge was once again heading for Johnstown with a wall of water in its wake. The second Johnstown Flood in 88 years caused $325 million in damage  in seven counties and killed 77. On a hillside above the city white crosses mark the graves of 777 unidentified dead from the flood of 1889, corresponding exactly to the month and year of the second-worst flood in Johnstown's history.

 

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