Johnstown Flood National Memorial

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Johnstown Flood National Memorial commemorates the more than 2,200 people who died and the thousands injured in the Johnstown Flood on May 31, 1889.

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Jan 9, 2024
Stumbled across this National Memorial on route to the Atlantic coast from Kentucky. I had read about this in college but very nice to see in person and learn the intricate details. Full review by Pompadore69
Dec 31, 2023
I visited the Johnstown Flood National Memorial visitor center on a dreary December afternoon. (I was the only visitor.) I started with the movie. While intense, it tells the story of the disaster… Full review by ChemTeacherTraveller
Oct 28, 2023
A very nice visitor's center overlooking what was the lake & dam of the famous 1889 Johnstown Flood, and you can walk out onto an overlook on top of the actual dam. On the upper level of the visito… Full review by Jim-or-Julie

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Are there package deals that include the museum, movie, and inclined plane? If so, how would I go about purchasing …
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Are there package deals that include the museum, movie, and inclined plane? If so, how would I go about purchasing them? Thanks!
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We didn't go to the Flood Museum right in Johnstown only the one which is kept by the NPS outside of South Fork. They do an excellent job. When we went into Johnstown, the incline …
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We didn't go to the Flood Museum right in Johnstown only the one which is kept by the NPS outside of South Fork. They do an excellent job. When we went into Johnstown, the incline plane was not working and the bridge/walkway over the very busy street was closed off. On the internet it didn't say a thing about being closed, so we were disappointed about that. As far as buying an all inclusive ticket for all three things, I didn't see listed. Perhaps if you called the Museum right in Johnstown they'd have more info, otherwise the NPS museum is free and is well marked as is the little town of St. Michael where the SouthFork Hunting and Fishing lodge and "summer cottages" still are today. Hope this helped you.
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What was the official death toll from the 1889 Johnstown Flood?
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In a list printed about fourteen months after the Flood, the death toll was set at 2,209. While that number was carefully derived, for a variety of...
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