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In the months after the Flood, the threat of disease was held to a minimum, thanks to countless hours of hard work dedicated to cleaning the disaster area.
All 38 states and the District of Columbia provided financial aid to the relief efforts. International support for Johnstown came from fourteen countries, including:
Austria -- $1,481
Canada -- $8,254
England -- $42,909
France -- $25,025
Germany -- $37,065
Ireland -- $18,252
Saxony -- $2,637
The work continued even beyond May 31, 1892, when this monument to the Unknown Dead was dedicated.
The effects of the Johnstown Flood would be felt in this area for generations.
Nearly everyone wanted to help in some manner. Businessmen, celebrities, politicians, and everybody else opened their hearts and wallets for those in the Conemaugh Valley.
Persons of all faiths and ethnicities, including African-Americans, worked together to rebuild the city from the destruction caused by the cataclysm.
A major priority was the clearing of the rivers, especially near the Stone Bridge. Sometimes it was too much for human muscle; dynamite experts were brought to town. |