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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZPE_joseph-johns_Johnstown-PA.html
In commemoration ofJoseph Johns(Joseph Schantz)The founder of theCity of JohnstownErected by citizensof German descent ofJohnstownJune 16, 1913
Zum ged?chtnis anJoseph SchantzGr?der derStadt JohnstownErrichtet zumhundertsten jahrestageseines to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZPD_johnstown-veterans-and-war-memorial_Johnstown-PA.html
In honor of ourservicemen and servicewomenpast, present, future
Ever Vigilant · Ever Free
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZN5_johns-street-bridge_Johnstown-PA.html
Between 1927 and 1999 a 135-foot single-span concrete-encased riveted steel polygonal-chord Pratt pony truss bridge crossed the Little Conemaugh River at this location. First proposed in Henry Hornbostel's 1917 "Comprehensive Plan of Johnstown" th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZN4_pennsylvania-railroad-stone-bridge_Johnstown-PA.html
On May 31, 1889, The main main [sic] thrust of the 30-foot wave from the broken South Fork Dam smashed into the hillside to your left, sparing the PRR stone bridge from its full impact. The bridge held, its arches clogged with debris. The raging w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZN1_flood-prevention_Johnstown-PA.html
To commemorateFlood Preventionfrom these riversDedicated to theFlood Correspondents Associationof the Flood of 1889on the fifty-first anniversaryMay 31, 1940
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZN0_a-success-story_Johnstown-PA.html
The concrete river channels before you are part of the Pittsburgh District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's [sic], Johnstown Local Flood Protection Project (JLFPP). It is the longest paved channelization project in Pennsylvania and one of the larges…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZKW_johnstown-local-flood-protection-project_Johnstown-PA.html
Built (1938-1943) and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Pittsburgh District), the JLFPP reflects the 1930s move toward a major federal role in local flood protection. This concrete-paved channel project, extending 9.2 miles along Joh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZKV_johnstown-flood_Johnstown-PA.html
On May 31, 1889, a wall of water and wreckage 35 feet high traveled 14 miles from the broken South Fork Dam, destroying more than 1,600 homes and claiming 2,209 lives. Public and private efforts from across America helped Johnstown to rebuild.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEGD_market-square_Johnstown-PA.html
On May 31, 1889, the Market House, which held the police station and municipal offices was completely washed away. It had occupied this northeast corner of Market Square, a plot of land laid out by Joseph Johns in his town plan of 1800.
After t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEGC_1936-greater-johnstown-flood-victims_Johnstown-PA.html
In memory ofthose lost in the March 17, 1936Greater Johnstown Flood
Daniel Gallagher · Cecilia Seifert WehnFoster W. Buchanan · Henry BelandeMrs. Jacob Fruhlinger · Faber EckenrodJames Langham · Louis F. AnsmanJoseph…