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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GGV_calamity-and-prosperity_Johnstown-PA.html
The booming period, from 1867 to 1889, was used to make steel rails and fortunes...Across this rampant industrial expansion, the Great Flood of 1889 rolled like a juggernaught. - Nathaniel Daniel Shappee. A History of Johnstown and the Great Flood…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EVX_arbutus-tree-arbutus-menziesii_Victoria-BC.html
The only native broadleaf evergreen tree in Canada, the Arbutus is found from the southern coastline of BC to California. In BC the Arbutus grows in a narrow band along the south coast line, generally within 5 kilometers (3 miles), of the ocean. I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EVW_american-red-cross_Johnstown-PA.html
On June 5, 1889, Clara Barton and a group of American Red Cross volunteers arrived in Johnstown to help the survivors of a devastating flood resulting from the failure of the South Fork Dam. It was one of the first major disaster responses for the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10GR_world-war-ii-memorial_Johnstown-PA.html
In reverent and enduring memoryof all Americans who fought fora new world of freedom and peace They counted not their livesdear unto themselves
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10GQ_tribune-building_Johnstown-PA.html
On May 31, 1889, George T. Swank, editor and publisher of the Johnstown Tribune, was preparing the weekly issue of the paper on the second floor of this building. The rising waters outside drew him to the office windows to report on the situation …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10GP_cambria-library_Johnstown-PA.html
On May 31, 1889, Washington Street became one of the main paths of destruction for the raging flood wave from the broken South Fork Dam. There were two buildings on this site: the office residence of Mrs. Hettie Ogle - the Western Union telegraph …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10GO_oklahoma-house_Johnstown-PA.html
Used as temporary housing for survivors of the 1889 flood
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10GN_cambria-iron-company-office_Johnstown-PA.html
On May 31, 1889, the Cambria Iron Company suffered $3,000,000 in damages to its properties throughout the valley, including this building which housed the main office. Cambria Iron was Johnstown's main industry, so the city waited anxiously to hea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10GJ_walnut-street-bridge_Johnstown-PA.html
Built in 1917-18, the Walnut Street Bridge was one of the most critial bridges in Johnstown, providing the sole link from the West End to downtown. In 2006, the concrete arch bridge was reconstructed based on plans for the earlier bridgeFunded by:…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10DS_the-grand-army-of-the-republic-hall_Johnstown-PA.html
Built in 1892 by Union veterans of the Civil Warto replace an earlier structuredestroyed in the Johnstown Flood of 1889has been placed on theNational Register of Historic Placesby the United StatesDepartment of the Interior
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