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The 1889 Johnstown Flood (Pennsylvania) History Washed Away (Old World Photographs)

The Pennsylvania Town That Vanished in Just 8 Minutes in 1889 Johnstown Flood, 8 minutes, 1889 disaster, Pennsylvania floods, fastest disasters, South Fork Dam, Johnstown Pennsylvania On May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam failed and twenty million tons of water hit Johnstown at forty miles per hour. In exactly eight minutes, from 4:07 to 4:15 PM, most of the town was destroyed and over 2,200 people were killed in one of the fastest and deadliest disasters in American history. #johnstown #pennsylva