Johnstown is famous for its floods, but not many people know that it’s partly responsible for originating a hefty tax on all ...

It was the club’s earthen dam that broke May 31, 1889, the day of the Johnstown Flood. History shows club members did not replace draining pipes that had been removed, and screens they installed ...

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 335 Locust St., Johnstown, will host a special Community Common Prayer Service commemorating the 130th anniversary of the 1889 Johnstown Flood and the role that St ...

FARGO — Flood disasters are almost invariably a combination ... of the South Fork Dam located 14 miles up a narrow canyon from Johnstown, Pa. The water over topped the dam, which rapidly eroded ...