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Johnstown Flood 75th Anniversary Recalls Tragedy
Johnstown commemorates the May 31 1889 flood with a community banquet honoring about 300 survivors. The article recounts the South Fork Dam collapse, the 2200-plus deaths, and the vast destruction in Johnstown and its bridges, alongside notes on Quechua and Aymara language speakers in South America.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania
South Fork
Tone
Pennsylvania Canada
South Fork Dam
Conemaugh Dam
South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club
Pittsburgh