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Johnstown, Pennsylvania (PA), site of a devastating flood on May 31, 1889

Johnstown Dam Tragedy

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The worst man-made disaster in the United States before the September 11th, 2001, attacks occurred in Pennsylvania in 1889. Learn about the causes and effects of this calamity.

This entry was posted in Dealing with Disaster and tagged History on April 1, 2017 by Mikki Gibson.

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