On Memorial Day of 1889, western Pennsylvania was caught by a massive storm, unprecedented in the state's history. Heavy rains brought the South Fork dam above the city of Johnstown to the brink of ...

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The historic Path of the Flood Trail, a 14-mile stretch that follows the route of the devastating 1889 Johnstown Flood, was ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Cambria County’s historic ... It is part of the September 11th National Memorial Trail, which connects the sites in Somerset County, Washington, D.C., and New York City ...

Cambria County's Path of the Flood Trail has been named Pennsylvania's Trail of the Year for 2025, state officials said ...

This surge of water during a spring tide, no less, overwhelmed the Dutch flood defenses at the time. Almost 500 breaches were punched in flood-control dikes, allowing the North Sea to spill into ...

Within the past five years, two of Cambria County’s three trails have earned the distinction of being named Pennsylvania’s trail of the year by the Department of Conservation and Natural ...

HARRISBURG — The Path of the Flood Trail in Cambria County, a 14-mile journey through history and nature, has been named Pennsylvania’s 2025 Trail of the Year by the Department of Conservation and ...