Johnstown 1889 - The Flood That Killed 2,200 Americans
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May 31st, 1889, 3:10 PM – The poorly maintained South Fork Dam, owned by wealthy Pittsburgh industrialists including Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick who created a private fishing resort, collapses all at once, releasing 20 million tons of water in a 60-foot wall traveling at 40 mph down a narrow valley toward the industrial city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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@KRich408 6 months ago
I still own a house in the Johnstown area my house was fortunately above the areas affected, Andrew Carnegie is the same person that was responsible for all the Carnegie Libraries in Pa . Michigan and other states. What a way to try and make up for all those who lost their lives due to a private club he was 1 of the owners of.
@aprilrichards762 6 months ago
The museum has a great short documentary on the flood. Walls have an amazing depiction of the debris. Spooky!
@celowski6296 6 months ago
Well-made vid. I've watched other vids on this subject. You included additional information. KODOS
@livetotell100 6 months ago
I live in Johnstown. We had 3 floods. 1889, which was totally the fault of rich Pittsburghers. The 1936 St. Patrick's Day flood. And the 1977 flood. Thanks to the Army Corp of Engineers, who built walls around the 3 rivers, we haven't had on since. If you go to city hall, there are markers on it for the high-water marks. Kinda odd this city had 3 floods in 100 years.
@JanieWilliams-v2q 6 months ago
First Someone should've burned down the clubhouse, second, when You get a warning and it's raining really hard, Act Quickly.
@cherylclegg550 6 months ago
You keep saying 2209, so why have you rounded up your title to 2200? There's no more effort to write a 9 than a 0. I find it disrespectful to those 9 poeple. Other than that I found this video very interesting.
@PaskatchewanNodinkwe 6 months ago (edited)
'The wealthy are protected by the legal system.' They built the laws, dear; so, they built them to serve themselves. Not you folks. Of course, nothings changed. Civilization still in the gutter.
@valerieabney5966 6 months ago
Those damn rich snuggles people should have lost everything they had!!!!!!
@themourning1783 6 months ago
Librarian? How many books could she have possibly read by the time she was 6?
@davemckolanis4683 1 month ago (edited)
The Commentary Was Good. BUT, Your Pictures Should Have Been In A More Orderly Fashion, To Go Along With The Story As It Was Being Told. ALSO, An Inclusion Of Pittsburgh With The Three Rivers Was Confusing And Completely Unnecessary...
Johnstown 1889 - The Flood That Killed 2,200 Americans
321 MPH
12,463 views
May 31st, 1889, 3:10 PM – The poorly maintained South Fork Dam, owned by wealthy Pittsburgh industrialists including Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick who created a private fishing resort, collapses all at once, releasing 20 million tons of water in a 60-foot wall traveling at 40 mph down a narrow valley toward the industrial city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.