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THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD STORY
Learn the shocking story of the Great Johnstown Flood
of 1889 and Johnstown’s remarkable recovery!
WATCH THE ACADEMY
AWARD-WINNING FILM!
JOHNSTOWN FLOOD MUSEUM
304 Washington St., Johnstown, PA 15901
814-539-1889 | www.jaha.org
The Johnstown Flood Museum recreates
the 1889 Flood with exhibits, artifacts
and the Academy Award® winning film,
The Johnstown Flood, the only museumcommissioned documentary that has
won an Academy Award® in the short
subject documentary category. Exhibits
also include “The Oklahoma House”,
a pre-fabricated structure sent to
Johnstown to house flood survivors.
SEE THE REMAINS OF
THE SOUTH FORK DAM!
JOHNSTOWN FLOOD
NATIONAL MEMORIAL
733 Lake Rd., South Fork, PA 15956
814-886-6171www.nps.gov/jofl
National Park Service Site located at
the ruins of the South Fork Dam that
burst May 31, 1889. Visitor center with
exhibits and a life-size “debris wall” that
dramatically illustrates the flood wave
that devastated Johnstown. The film
Black Friday chillingly recreates that day
in 1889. Picnic area. Trails around dam’s
remains. Interpretive programs.
2,209 people lost their lives
ST. MICHAEL HISTORIC DISTRICT
AND 1889 CLUB HOUSE
186 Main St., Saint Michael, PA 15951
814-886-6171www.nps.gov/jofl
View several historic structures once part
of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting
Club which owned the South Fork Dam
and Lake Conemaugh when the dam
failed on May 31, 1889. The three-story
clubhouse had 47 rooms and lodged
most of the members of the club.
Clubhouse is open for visitation during
the summer months as part of “Journey
Around Lake Conemaugh” Van Tours.
HIKE & BIKE THE PATH
OF THE FLOOD TRAIL
www.cambriaconservationrecreation.com
14-mile historic walking and bicycling
trail following the path of the Great
Johnstown Flood of 1889. Interpretive
signs relate the story of the rushing
waters and the terrible aftermath. At
Mineral Point, the trail joins the Staple
Bend Tunnel Trail and continues from
the Franklin Borough Ball Field on a
mix of trail through Woodvale and road
to the Johnstown Flood Museum in
downtown Johnstown.
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