On May 31, 1889, the poorly maintained South Fork Dam collapses after heavy rains, releasing 20 million tons of water that surge down a narrow Pennsylvania valley at 40 miles per hour, obliterating everything in their path. The industrial city of Johnstown is wiped out in minutes, with over 2,200 people killed and bodies found as far away as Cincinnati, in what remains one of America's deadliest disasters.
Word Count
526
Reading Time
3 min
Difficulty
beginner
Genre
History
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