The South Fork Dam was an earthenwork dam forming Lake Conemaugh, an artificial body of water near South Fork, Pennsylvania, United States. On May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam failed catastrophically
A modern view of the South Fork Dam. The large gap overlooked by the two wooden terraces pictured is the breach that caused the Johnstown Flood.
An 1889 stereoscope view of the dam after the flood.
The Johnstown Flood National Memorial is a unit of the United States National Park Service in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Established in 1964 through legislation signed by President L
Dam abutment and Elias Unger's farm
Johnstown Tree in House crop
A430, Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Pennsylvania, USA, sign at dam site, 2016
A427, Johnstown Flood National Memorial, Pennsylvania, USA, sign at dam site, 2016