Visitors 111,987 (in 2005) Area 66 ha Management National Park Service | Governing body National Park Service Phone +1 814-495-4643 Established August 31, 1964 | |
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Location Croyle Township / Adams Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA Nearest city Johnstown, Pennsylvania Website Johnstown Flood National Memorial Address 733 Lake Rd, South Fork, PA 15956, USA Similar South Fork Fishing and Hunti, Johnstown Flood Museum, Friendship Hill National, Johnstown Inclined Plane, Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Profiles | ||
Johnstown Flood National Memorial commemorates the approximately 2,200 people who died in the Johnstown Flood on May 31, 1889, caused by a break in the South Fork Dam, an earthen structure. The memorial is located at 733 Lake Road near South Fork, Pennsylvania, about 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Johnstown. The memorial preserves the remains of the dam and portions of the former Lake Conemaugh bed, along with the farm of Elias Unger and the clubhouse of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club which owned the dam and reservoir. The United States Congress authorized the national memorial on August 31, 1964.
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Johnstown Flood National Memorial Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA