Although the club and its members were not held legally responsible for the disaster, the perceived injustice led to changes ...
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The Johnstown Dam Collapse and Flood 1889Heavy rains brought the South Fork dam above the city of Johnstown to the brink of collapse. When the structure finally gave in, a 12-meter high (40 ft) wall of water rushed down from the mountain.
On May 31, 1889, an 11-inch rain following an already wet spring led to the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam located 14 miles up a narrow canyon from Johnstown, Pa. The water over topped ...
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