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chuckstersthoughts · 5 years ago
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Friday, May 31st, 1889, due to negligence and heavy rain fall the South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club damn failed, hurling water into the valley of Johnstown below killing 2,209 people, many of whom are still unidentified. #1889 #johnstownpa #johnstownpennsylvania #johnstown #pa #pennsylvania #johnstownflood #johnstownflood1889 #illuminary (at 1889 Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByRdSMCpxMJ/?igshid=10l06ud4ox36z
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wdun-pt · 5 years ago
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On Friday Nay 31st, 1889, 2,209 people lost their lives due to the failure of the South Fork dam. This was the 130th anniversary. #illuminary #johnstown #johnstownpa #johnstownpennsylvania #johnstownflood #1889 #johnstownflood1889 #sad #somber #eerie #damfailure #pa #pennsylvania (at 1889 Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByUCgDoFHch/?igshid=1mj2ighvmofni
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