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The Johnstown Flood Museum

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The Johnstown Flood Museum with a spectacular view of the Incline Plane on Westmont Hill in the distance.

A photo from the 1977 Johnstown Flood

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This photo from the back cover of the Johnstown Flood July 20, 1977 Memorial Edition. I don't know what part of Johnstown this was taken, but photo clearly demonstrates the destructive power of water and how it gouged out part of this street.

Postcard of the Church of the Brethren in Windber, PA

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From the looks of it. This photo was probably taken in the 1950's or 60's.

A couple of post cards from the infamous 1889 Flood

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The first one is one of the most iconic photos of the 1889 Flood. It's the Shultz House with a tree stuck through it on the corner of Main and Union Streets. The one below it is the Stone Railroad Bridge with debris around it.

The United Methodist Church in Downtown Johnstown has survived three floods.

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The Stone Bridge is one of Johnstown's most beloved and revered landmarks has withstood three floods.

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Postcards of the 1889 Johnstown Flood. Where it all started with the collapse of the South Fork Dam.

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Flood '77: Windber - Scalp Level - Paint Borough by Gerald Ledney

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