BGuthrie Photos: PA -- Johnstown Flood Natl Memorial -- 123rd Anniversary

PA -- Johnstown Flood Natl Memorial -- 123rd Anniversary:

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Description of Pictures: May 31 was my birthday. It's also the date of the Johnstown Flood. I remember my first visit to Grandview Cemetery years ago and seeing all of these markers with the date May 31, 1889 on them and absent-mindedly thinking it was nice that they all had my birthdate... until, of course, I realized that it wasn't their birthdate at all. I imagine people born on December 7 or September 11 feel like they have some mystical connection with victims from the events on those dates as well.
This was the first year I had gone up on the actual anniversary of the flood. The national historic site memorializes the event by having an illumination, putting a candle out for each of the victims of the flood. On the anniversary, the visitor center stays open until 10pm and the club house has an open house as well.

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1. FLOODA_120531_066.JPG: Note that the bags are filled with loose stand and a lighted candle. When I went back four years later for the anniversary, the bags would have pre-bagged sand and a battery-powered candle light would be placed on top of it.
2. FLOODA_120531_353.JPG: Anniversary candles at Johnstown Flood site
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Wikipedia Description: Johnstown Flood
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The Johnstown Flood disaster (or Great Flood of 1889 as it became known locally) occurred on May 31, 1889. It was the result of the failure of the South Fork Dam situated 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA, made worse by several days of extremely heavy rainfall. The dam's failure unleashed a torrent of 20 million tons of water (18.1 million cubic meters/ 4.8 billion gallons). The flood killed over 2,200 people and produced US$17 million of damage. It was the first major disaster relief effort handled by the new American Red Cross, led by Clara Barton. Support for victims came from all over the United States and 18 foreign countries.

History:

Founded in 1793 by Swiss immigrant Joseph Johns, Johnstown began to prosper with the building of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal in 1836 and the arrival of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Cambria Iron Works in the 1850s. By 1889, Johnstown was a town of Welsh and German immigrants. With a population of 30,000, it was a growing industrial community known for the quality of its steel.

The high, steep hills of the narrow Conemaugh Valley and the Allegheny Mountains range to the east kept development close to the riverfront areas, and subjected the valley to large amounts of rain and snowfall. The area surrounding the town of Johnstown was prone to flooding due to its position at the confluence of the Stony Creek and Little Conemaugh River, forming the Conemaugh River, and to the artificial narrowing of the riverbed for the purposes of development.

South Fork Dam and Lake Conemaugh:

High in the mountains, near the small town of South Fork, the South Fork Dam was originally built between 1838 and 1853 by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as part of the canal system to be used as a reservoir for the canal basin in Johnstown. It was abandoned by the commonwealth, sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad, and sold again to private inte ...More...
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