On Memorial Day of 1889, western Pennsylvania was caught by a massive storm, unprecedented in the state's history. Heavy rains brought the South Fork dam above the city of Johnstown to the brink of ...

Cambria County's Path of the Flood Trail has been named Pennsylvania's Trail of the Year for 2025, state officials said Thursday.

So when the South Fork Dam failed on May 31, 1889, the resulting wave that caused over 2,000 fatalities had a direct effect on the jobs in steel mills and coal mines. “The people of Johnstown ...

Stephen Huba Friday, May 17, 2019 4:00 a.m. | Friday, May 17, 2019 4:00 a.m. Behind the altar of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in downtown Johnstown ... when the South Fork Dam on the Little ...

On May 30, 1889 the South Fork ... dam's owners. The burst dam sent a wall of water and debris, 40 feet high and half a mile wide, 14 miles downstream to the bustling industrial city of Johnstown ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Cambria County’s historic Path ... connects the ruins of the South Fork Dam near St. Michael to downtown Johnstown. It follows and commemorates the path of the 1889 Johnstown ...