The Rivers At Johnstown Pennsylvania
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The Rivers At Johnstown Pennsylvania
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Author : John James Robertson Croes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
The Rivers At Johnstown Pennsylvania written by John James Robertson Croes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Conemaugh River (Pa.) categories.
The Rivers At Johnstown Pennsylvania
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Author : J. James R. Croes
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-11-25
The Rivers At Johnstown Pennsylvania written by J. James R. Croes and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-25 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Excerpt from The Rivers at Johnstown, Pennsylvania: Report to the Board of Trade of the City of Johnstown The object of the investigations directed by you was to learn the condition of the dams existing on the streams tributary to the Conemaugh River in Johnstown, and the danger, if any, that exists from the presence of such dams on the streams the nature and extent of the obstructions now existing in Stony Creek, the Little Conemaugh and the Conemaugh Rivers, within the city limits, and the proper width that should be given to the rivers to enable them to carry off the waters of the highest flood without injury to the city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Rivers At Johnstown Pennsylvania
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Author : John James Robertson Croes
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2016-05-24
The Rivers At Johnstown Pennsylvania written by John James Robertson Croes and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-24 with categories.
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Rivers At Johnstown Pa
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Author : J. J. R. Croes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
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History Of The Great Flood In Johnstown Pa May 31 1889
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Author : John Stuart Ogilvie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
History Of The Great Flood In Johnstown Pa May 31 1889 written by John Stuart Ogilvie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Dummies (Bookselling) categories.
Three Rivers Rising
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Author : Jame Richards
language : en
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2010-04-13
Three Rivers Rising written by Jame Richards and has been published by Knopf Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-13 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Sixteen-Year-Old Celstia spends every summer with her family at the elite resort at Lake Conemaugh, a shimmering Allegheny Mountain reservoir held in place by an earthen dam. Tired of the society crowd, Celestia prefers to swim and fish with Peter, the hotel’s hired boy. It’s a friendship she must keep secret, and when companionship turns to romance, it’s a love that could get Celestia disowned. These affairs of the heart become all the more wrenching on a single, tragic day in May, 1889. After days of heavy rain, the dam fails, unleashing 20 million tons of water onto Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in the valley below. The town where Peter lives with his father. The town where Celestia has just arrived to join him. This searing novel in poems explores a cross-class romance—and a tragic event in U. S. history.
The Johnstown Flood
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Author : Marc Tyler Nobleman
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2005-09
The Johnstown Flood written by Marc Tyler Nobleman and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09 with History categories.
Discusses the causes, both natural and human, of the Johnstown flood.
History Of The Johnstown Flood
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Author : Willis Fletcher Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
History Of The Johnstown Flood written by Willis Fletcher Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Floods categories.
With full accounts also of the destruction on the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers, and the Bald Eagle Creek.
History Of The Johnstown Flood With Full Accounts Also Of The Destruction On
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Author : Willis Fletcher Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-09-03
History Of The Johnstown Flood With Full Accounts Also Of The Destruction On written by Willis Fletcher Johnson and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-03 with categories.
Willis Fletcher Johnson (1857 - March 29, 1931), was an author, lecturer and for twenty years foreign and diplomatic editorial writer for The New York Tribune.The Johnstown Flood (locally, the Great Flood of 1889) occurred on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam on the Little Conemaugh River 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The dam broke after several days of extremely heavy rainfall, unleashing 20 million tons of water (18 million cubic meters) from the reservoir known as Lake Conemaugh. With a volumetric flow rate that temporarily equalled that of the Mississippi River, the flood killed 2,209 people and caused US$17 million of damage (about $450 million in 2015 dollars).The American Red Cross, led by Clara Barton and with 50 volunteers, undertook a major disaster relief effort.Support for victims came from all over the United States and 18 foreign countries. After the flood, survivors suffered a series of legal defeats in their attempts to recover damages from the dam's owners. Public indignation at that failure prompted the development in American law changing a fault-based regime to strict liability.History The village of Johnstown was founded in 1800 by the Swiss immigrant Joseph Johns (anglicized from "Schantz") where the Stony Creek and Little Conemaugh rivers joined to form the Conemaugh River. It began to prosper with the building of the Pennsylvania Main Line Canal in 1836 and the construction in the 1850s of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Cambria Iron Works. By 1889, Johnstown's industries had attracted numerous Welsh and German immigrants. With a population of 30,000, it was a growing industrial community known for the quality of its steel. The high, steep hills of the narrow Conemaugh Valley and the Allegheny Mountains range to the east kept development close to the riverfront areas. The valley had large amounts of runoff from rain and snowfall. The area surrounding Johnstown is prone to flooding due to its location on the rivers, whose upstream watersheds include an extensive drainage basin of the Allegheny plateau. Adding to these factors, slag from the iron furnaces of the steel mills was dumped along the river to create more land for building.[6] Developers' artificial narrowing of the riverbed to maximize early industries left the city even more flood-prone.The Conemaugh River immediately downstream of Johnstown is hemmed in by steep mountainsides for about 10 miles (16 km). Today, a plaque at the scenic overlook on Pennsylvania Route 56 about 4 miles (6 km) outside Johnstown cites this gorge as the deepest river gap in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains.
The Johnstown Flood
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Author : Herman Dieck
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2010-11
The Johnstown Flood written by Herman Dieck and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11 with Social Science categories.