Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Remains of the South Fork Dam, The Spillway Bridge, Visitor Center, and Lake View (Unger) House.
The South Fork Dam failed on Friday, May 31, 1889, and unleashed 20,000,000 tons of water that devastated Johnstown, PA. The flood killed 2,209 people but it brought the nation and the world together to aid the "Johnstown sufferers." The story of the Johnstown Flood reminds us all, "...that we must leave nothing undone for the preservation and protection of our brother men."
Map showing location of park.
Items in the flood collection
Evening on the Lake: Cambria Memory Project
The first Evening on the Lake program of the season is Tuesday, June 24 at 7 p.m. Dr. Barbara Zaborowski, Dean of Library Services and Special Projects at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, will present a program on the Cambria Memory Project. The program takes place in the Club House located at 186 Main Street in St. Michael.
Bags with candles lit
136h Anniversary of the Johnstown Flood
The 136th anniversary of the Johnstown Flood is Saturday, May 31, 2025. The park will commemorate the victims of the flood that occurred on May 31, 1889, when the South Fork Dam broke sending 20 million tons of water down the Conemaugh Valley to Johnstown.
Barn and spring house
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Farm house
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Cottage
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Remains of the dam
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Cottage
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Park entrance sign
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Dam remains
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Dam remains
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Club house
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Dam remains
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Trail sign
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Picnic pavilion
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Wooden sign
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Theater seats
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Bookstore
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