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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM150Q_johnstown-flood_South-Fork-PA.html
The breast of South Fork Dam which broke the night of May 31, 1889, to cause the historic flood is a short distance away. The remains of the dam can be observed.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEGE_may-31-1889_South-Fork-PA.html
The valley in front of you once cradled a scenic lake. Held back by an earthen dam just below here, Lake Conemaugh stretched more than two miles up the valley to your left. The lake was the heart of an exclusive resort where sailboats caught the m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEG5_the-unger-house_South-Fork-PA.html
Col. Elias J. Unger, who served as manager of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, built this house in the mid-1880s. From here he had a commanding view of the club's lake and dam.
On May 31, 1889, Unger supervised a group of laborers in a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEFW_lake-conemaugh_South-Fork-PA.html
In 1889 the valley in front of you held one of the largest man-made lakes of its time, containing an estimated 480 million cubic feet of water. Lake Conemaugh extended from the dam just below this point more than 2 miles to your left, with an aver…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEFV_the-dam-melts-away_South-Fork-PA.html
Just below you stands the remains of the South Fork Dam, a 931-foot-long dam made chiefly of earth. The dam remains intact on the ends where it joins the sides of the valley. But at its center, a 300-foot section is gone. Through this chasm the wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEFL_the-south-fork-dam_South-Fork-PA.html
You are now standing on what remains of the South Fork Dam. Completed in 1853, the dam was made chiefly of earth. Layers of clay one-foot-thick or less were built up one by one. Each layer was covered with a skim of water, or "puddled," to help it…