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Divinity, Man, and Nature: Who is to blame for the Johnstown Flood?
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Divinity, Man, and Nature: Who is to blame for the Johnstown Flood?
• Background
• Survivor Accounts
• Newspapers
• Conclusion
The South Fork Dam
• Built 1838-1853
• Earthen structure
Disaster Strikes
• May 31, 1889
• 3:10 p.m.
J.J. Maclaurin
• Newspaperman
• 1890, The Story of Johnstown
• Contractors, Fishing Club
David Beale
• 1890, Through the Johnstown Flood
• Fishing Club
• Natural Causes
Divinity Johnstown Weekly Democrat -- July 26, 1889
Man Allentown (PA) Democrat -- July 17, 1889 Pittsburgh Dispatch -- June 12, 1889
Nature Johnstown Weekly Democrat -- August 9, 1889 Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette -- August 9, 1889