Flood Print-B, Pennsylvania – Antique Map Print
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Description
Step back in time with Flood Print-B, Pennsylvania, an antique map rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Flood Print-B, Pennsylvania
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Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in the spring of 1889 was a mill and mining town of about 30,000 people, built around the Cambria Iron Company and the steelworks that employed much of its population along the Conemaugh River. On May 31, 1889, after heavy rain, the earthen dam at South Fork Lake gave way upstream, and a wall of water rushed down the narrow valley into the city. More than 2,000 people died, and floating debris jammed against the stone railroad bridge and caught fire, adding to the destruction. The disaster drew national attention, and the relief effort that followed, including aid led by Clara Barton, helped shape the American Red Cross. Residents rebuilt the city in the years after, but the flood remained the event by which Johnstown was known far beyond Pennsylvania.
| Notes | Bird's-eye view map. |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Panoramic maps--Pennsylvania |
| Original scan | 2,288 × 1,624 px · prints to 8 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | Flood Print-B |
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