Johnstown Flood. On May 31, 1889, a wall of water and wreckage 35 feet high traveled 14 miles from the broken South Fork Dam, destroying more than 1,600 homes and claiming 2,209 lives. Public and private efforts from across America helped Johnstown to rebuild.

Johnstown Festival Park - 28 Johns St., Johnstown, PA, United States

First Steel Rails. The first steel rails rolled on order in the U.S. were manufactured by the Cambria Iron Works across the river in 1867. These works were an industry leader in rolling mill technology. The ingots were made in Steelton by the Pennsylvania Steel Company. (missing)

Opposite steel mill (old PA 56), Johnstown, PA, United States

First Cambria AME Zion Church. Formed 1873 in the loft of the Woodvale Tannery by workers there. Organized as Cambria Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, 1874, at Napoleon and Dibert Sts. About 1877 it moved here. Washed from its foundation in the 1889 flood but later restored.

409 Haynes St., at Menoher Blvd., Johnstown, PA, United States

Clara Barton (1821-1912). The founder of the American Red Cross, Barton used this site as her headquarters while directing relief operations after the Johnstown Flood of 1889. The disaster was one of the first major tests for the American Red Cross. (missing)

662 Main St., Johnstown, PA, United States

Cambria City. Founded in 1853, this neighborhood was the first home to immigrants who came to Johnstown to find work in the coal mines and steel mills. Nationality churches and ethnic clubs exemplify the neighborhood's rich and diverse culture.

464 Broad St., at 5th Ave., Johnstown, PA, United States

Johnstown Local Flood Protection Project. Built (1938-1943) and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Pittsburgh District), the JLFPP reflects the 1930s move toward a major federal role in local flood protection. This concrete-paved channel project, extending 9.2 miles along Johnstown's three rivers, became the nation's second largest flood control of its type. In its first 50 years, the only flooding here in 1977, during the modern flood of record.

Washington St. NW of Johns St., across from Point Park entrance, Johnstown, PA, United States