Johnstown Flood Marker - Johnstown PA
Posted by: 
nomadwillie
N 40° 19.562 W 078° 55.507
17T E 676272 N 4466010
Marker is at the end of the pedestrian bridge over Johns St to the Johnstown Incline Plane.
Waymark Code: WMNZTK
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/31/2015
Views: 3
The Johnstown Flood occurred in 1889 due to a failure of the South Fork Dam on the Little Conmaugh River 14 miles upstrem from Johnstown. It was the worst flood to hit the US in the 19th century destroying 1600 homes and causing the death of 2209 people.
Natural or man made event?: Man Made
What type of marker?: Marker
When did this occur?: 1889
Website related to the event..: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.