Nature's Fury

U.S. Timeline Chicago Fire, 1871 Peshtigo Fire, 1871 New York Blizzard, 1888 Johnstown Flood, 1889 Galveston Hurricane, 1900 San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 Titanic, 1912 1918 Flu Epidemic Mississippi River Flood, 1927 Dust Bowl, 1930s Hilo Tsunami, 1960 Mt. St. Helen Volcano, 1980 Grand Island Tornado, 1980 San Francisco Earthquake, 1989 Kilaheau Volcano, 1983-present Hurricane Iniki, 1994 World New Zealand Volcano, 1996

The Johnstown Flood Johnstown flood, May 31st, 1889 View of wrecked houses.   Photo: Library of Congress Prints and   Photographs Division   LC-USZ62-121065  Johnstown, Pennsylvania is a steel mill town at the foot of the Connemaugh River. Above the city, an earthen dam held back the waters of the South Fork Reservoir, until that fateful day in 1889, when it burst after heavy rains. More than 2,000 people were killed from the water and the fires which started in the  debris.  Examine the artifacts below to learn more about this example of Nature's Fury. Photo Personal Account Song Other Resources Back to Nature's Fury Main Page Return to Reading 7 Home Page American Memory | Learning Page | Search | Features |Learn More | New | Activities | Programs | Lessons | Research Tools Library of Congress URL: http://www.loc.gov/ Questions about American Memory? NDLP Reference Librarian (c) Solfest 2001