The Johnstown Flood of 1889: 57 Minutes That Changed a Town Forever | Documentary

At 3:10 p.m. on May 31, 1889, the South Fork Dam failed above Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Less than an hour later, at 4:07 p.m., the flood reached the town fourteen miles downstream. The Johnstown Flood killed 2,209 people. A wall of water estimated at thirty-five to forty feet high tore through the valley, carrying homes, railcars, timber, and entire communities with it. Using real archival photographs, an official National Park Service map of the flood route, and a labelled present-day view of the South Fork Dam site, this documentary follows the warning, the failure, the destruction, and the lessons that remained. Archival photographs: Library of Congress. Historical facts and map context: National Park Service. Music: “Troubled Times” by Geoff Harvey via Pixabay. Geoff Harvey - Pixabay. What part of the Johnstown Flood story surprised you most? #JohnstownFlood #AmericanHistory #NaturalDisasters #HistoryDocumentary