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Remembering Johnstown Flood Tragedy and Its Toll
Johnstown Pennsylvania recalls the 1889 disaster when the South Fork dam broke on Memorial Day, flooding Conemaugh Valley. Within hours more than two thousand people died, with 777 unidentified victims buried in Grandview Cemetery, a scene of devastation rarely equalled in America.
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Conemaugh Valley
Johnstown
Conemaugh
Stony Creek
Conemaugh River
Grandview Cemetery