Concept information
Preferred term
johnstown flood
Definition
- On May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam broke about 15 miles upstream from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The resulting flood rushed down the narrow river valley and decimated the thriving industrial town, killing over 2,000 people. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Johnstown Flood (1889)]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
Date
- 1889
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/johnstown_flood
{{label}}
{{#each values }} {{! loop through ConceptPropertyValue objects }}
{{#if prefLabel }}
{{/if}}
{{/each}}
{{#if notation }}{{ notation }} {{/if}}{{ prefLabel }}
{{#ifDifferentLabelLang lang }} ({{ lang }}){{/ifDifferentLabelLang}}
{{#if vocabName }}
{{ vocabName }}
{{/if}}