The devastating 1889 Johnstown Flood killed over 2,000 people in minutes

February 5, 2017 Posted By: Leave a comment
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A tree protrudes from a house tossed by the flood.

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On the morning of May 31, 1889, Elias Unger, the president of Pennsylvania’s South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, awoke from a night of heavy rain to an impending catastrophe.

Just below his...

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