The second “great flood” to hit Johnstown, Pa., happened on July 20, 1977. It was, however, the third flood to devastate the town in Cambria County - the first in 1889 killed more than 2,000 ...

The second "great flood" to hit Johnstown, Pa., happened on July 20, 1977. It was, however, the third flood to devastate the town in Cambria County - the first in 1889 killed more than 2,000 ...

The Johnstown flood of July 20, 1977, killed 85 people, 39 of them in Tanneryville, where the Laurel Run Dam broke. The storm began about 9 p.m. July 19, 1977, and ”just got stuck over the ...

The writer, who lives in Lancaster, notes that today is the 37th anniversary of the 1977 Johnstown Flood. An even more destructive flood washed out the town May 31, 1889.

WEST TAYLOR TOWNSHIP -- There are countless stories to tell from the 1977 flood, which happened 40 ... and continued rushing to the city of Johnstown. "It backed up all that water.

The Johnstown Flood was a product of neglect ... and caused roughly $41 million in property damage. The 1977 flood, a result of severe thunderstorms that caused several dams to fail, killed ...

Later, in the summer of the following year, Carter was president of the United States, playing a role in helping Johnstown recover from the devastating 1977 Flood. That transformation – from ...

Through an array of personal items, the stories of Johnstown’s three floods are being told. The “Relic Tales of the Johnstown Floods” exhibition is on display through the fall on the second floor of ...

All current monuments are remaining in the park, including the Civil War Monument and the monument dedicated to the victims of the 1977 Johnstown Flood. Over $275k awarded to Cambria, Somerset ...

In a statement, Johnstown Flood Museum in Cambria County said the ... which again endured devastating floods in 1936 and 1977.