IN MEMORY
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Johnstown, Pennsylvania1889 · 1936 · 1977REMEMBER THEM
THE GREAT FLOOD
In the afternoon of May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam failed. 2,208 people died before nightfall.
THEIR NAMES ARE KEPT. THEIR CITY SURVIVES.IN MEMORIAM
The 2,208 — 1889 Great Flood
Showing 329 of 2,208 namesComplete registry maintained by NPS
The complete verified registry of all 2,208 victims is maintained by the Johnstown Flood National Memorial. Visit nps.gov/jofl to access the full records.
MARCH 17, 1936
THE ST. PATRICK'S DAY FLOOD
~24 lives were lost. The city buried its dead and built again.
THEIR CITY SURVIVES.JULY 19–20, 1977
THE THIRD FLOOD
84 people died. The mills would close within fifteen years. But Johnstown refused to become a ghost.
THEIR CITY SURVIVES.
THE STEEL THREAD
"The mills opened in 1852. They survived three floods. They closed in 1992. For 140 years, Johnstown was not a steel city — it was a people shaped by steel, tested by water, and defined by what they chose to do next."