Johnstown Flood: The Day the Dam Burst

by Mary Gow

One of the worst peacetime disasters in the history of the United States took place in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on May 31, 1889. On that day, when South Fork Dam failed, a wall of water plunged down the narrow valley of the Little Conemaugh River. This flooding water crushed houses like eggshells, threw railroad cars from their tracks, and tore trees from the earth. The flood destroyed Johnstown, leaving 1,600 houses and 260 businesses demolished...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766021092
• ISBN13: 9780766021099
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7