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    Why Did Johnstown Happen

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    The Johnstown Flood was a catastrophe that occurred in Western Pennsylvania on May 13st of 1889. The flood occurred when a dam on the Little Conemaugh River, South Fork Dam, failed to support heavy rainfall flow that caused the river to swell and the dam to be overloaded. Unfortunately, a short fourteen miles down the river lived the people of Johnstown. Johnstown was a prosperous yet modest western Pennsylvania town. The town had an iron company called Cambria Iron Company, which employed most of

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    not at the town but 14 upstream at the South Fork Dam were the Little Conemaugh and Stony Creeks rivers meet as you can see in the image below. At this place is Lake Conemaugh, a 3-mile long lake located up against the side of a mountain, 450 feet higher than Johnstown PA. The construction started in 1840 under the supervision of engineer William E. Morris but wasn't completed till 1852 due to financial difficulties. (Johnstown Historical Society) The dam itself spanned a gap of 918 feet across

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    various sections of the Hamptons, including Montauf, Surf Lodge, East Hampton, South Hampton, and West Hampton, and you'll feel comfortable and proud driving this part of New York in any vehicle you rent from CarHopper. Cruise the Hamptons in Style Where are you going, and what car are you dreaming of driving in the area, a convertible, SUV, or coupe? A string of seaside communities, on eastern Long Island's South Fork form the Hamptons, well known as a summer vacation spot of choice for affluent

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    The Great Flood Of 1889

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    Also known as the “Great Flood of 1889,” the Johnstown flood occurred when a local man-made dam failed, unleashing millions of gallons of water and causing utter destruction in its wake. On May 31st, 1889,  at around 3:10 p.m., about 14 miles from Johnstown, PA, the South Fork Dam was overcome by several structural shortcomings and  failed. This allowed millions of gallons of water to surge through the Conemaugh Valley, leaving little in its wake (NPS). There were a total of 111 days of rainfall

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    Why Did Johnstown Happen

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    The Johnstown flood of 1889 is often remembered as the worst disaster that was caused by dam failure in America’s history. Over 2000 lives were lost, and about 17 million dollars in property damage was done to the town of Johnstown. Many of the leading industrialists of the 19th century were members of the club that owned the South Fork dam in 1889, drawing in nationwide attention. The relief effort was one of the first huge non-wartime disasters for the American Red Cross. Once again in the years

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    Johnstown-South Fork area only two days later. The storm caused the worst downpour in this area with six to ten inches of rain in just twenty- four hours. The downpour caused trees to fall and rail lines to wash away. Elias Unger who was the president of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting club woke up to find the water in Lake Conemaugh swollen after the storm. The South Fork Dam was built to hold back the water in Lake Conemaugh. This

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    Johnstown Flood Essay

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    In McCullough’s opinion, the storm that caused the flood was no more than the inevitable stimulus of the disaster, whereas the deferred maintenance and poor repairs on the dam were the primary reason that Johnstown was devastated in 1889. McCullough exposes the failed duties of Benjamin Ruff and other members of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, whilst simultaneously questioning the

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    Johnstown Flood

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    and Cambria Iron Works, who also supplied houses that were often times built just at the edge of the Conemaugh River, which ran through Johnstown. The South Fork Dam above Johnstown was built in 1852, and was bought out 5 years later by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The railroad company, looking to build railroad tracks, soon built the dam up for that purpose.

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    framework Its basin covers 2,163 mi2 of the western slope of the central Sierra Nevada (fig. 1) east of Sacramento, California. This complicated system consists of three major parts the North and Middle Forks, the South Fork, and the Lower American River downstream from Folsom Lake (fig. 1). These major forks and Folsom Lake represent a natural and modified system of streams and impoundments designed to meet the recreational and water-supply needs of many Californians. The American River basin is generally

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    beg Frick to expand the dam and he ignores them. He want them to lower the dam so he can fit his buggy on the trail. In Johnstown a storm comes and it breaks the dam causing more than 10 thousand people dead. Johnstown flood is one of the worst man made disasters in the U.S. prior to 9/11. People blame the club (south fork) for the Johnstown flood. Frick get away with murder along with other club members. Carnegie feel to blame for the flood so he drops out of the south fork. He donates millions of

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