The terrible Johnstown Pennsylvania Flood of 1889 was more of a man-made Tsunami. Yes, there was flooding at first, when ‘Storm of the Century’ rains arrived in the deep Alleghany valley on Memorial Day 1889, and the two rivers that flanked the steel mill town swelled. But it wasn’t until the aging South Fork Dam,Continue reading “Podcast: Five Reasons the Johnstown Flood Disaster should never have happened”
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5 Reasons the 1889 Johnstown Flood Disaster Should Never Have Happened
The Johnstown Pennsylvania Flood of 1889 was more a man-made Tsunami than flood by Mother Nature.