The small headline of the Engineering News article shown here belies the gravity of the disaster: the deadliest dam failure in U.S. history.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — As we approach its 135th anniversary, we continue to look back on the events leading up to the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889. The remains of the former canal basin in ...

John Wheeler: Flood disasters often involve engineering or design failures The Johnstown dam disaster killed more than 2,200 people in 1889.

The dam's maintenance was transferred to the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club in 1881, which used the land around the lake to build a recreational area.

Summary Presents a narrative history of the 1889 Johnstown Flood to chronicle key events, the damage that rendered the flood one of America's worst disasters, and the pivotal contributions of key ...

The dam collapsed around 3 p.m. after heavy rains and runoff from hillsides that had been clear cut of timber raised the lake level. The dam was about 15 miles upstream from Johnstown, Pa., a ...

May 15—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A restored version of the 1926 silent film "The Johnstown Flood" will premiere on May 28 in The State Theater of Johnstown, which just so happened to open in that same ...

Whether to apply to increase a PENNVEST loan to $26.2 million was the subject of a board vote for the Greater Johnstown Water ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – The Greater Johnstown Water Authority Board voted 8-2 Thursday to submit an application to increase its PENNVEST loan to $26.2 million to fund the North Fork spillway project.

JOHNSTOWN — The city of Johnstown is looking for a contractor to replace the valves at the Cork Center Reservoir Dam as part of an ongoing rehabilitation project that must be completed to ensure ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A privately owned dam collapsed in western Pennsylvania 125 years ago on May 31, 1889, unleashing a flood that killed 2,209 people. The terrible stories from the Johnstown ...