JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Tony Abraham was seven years old when a spring thaw and three days of rain ushered in Johnstown’s second great flood – on March 17, 1936. He escaped the rising waters – but not ...

Johnstown was thawing out from a wicked winter when heavy rain began falling March 15, 1936. It would continue for three days. Narrow rivers that commonly overflowed their banks continued to grow, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On March 18, 1936, The Morning Herald announced startling news to its readers – the Potomac River was rising over a foot an hour ...

“To one city in the U.S., the words ‘The dam has broken’ have for generations meant hell and anguish.” So cried a citizen of Johnstown, Pa. after the disastrous 1936 flood. Last week Johnstown ...

(WHTM) — The Johnstown Flood Tax, originally intended to help rebuild the city of Johnstown after the 1936 flood, is still in effect today, and this Pennsylvania lawmaker proposes repealing it. The ...

On March 18, 1936, The Morning Herald announced startling news to its readers – the Potomac River was rising over a foot an hour in Williamsport. By the day’s end, the buildings at Cushwa Basin were ...