Johnstown Flood Museum

Name:	Johnstown Flood Museum
Category:	Cultural
Archive ID#:	PA3136
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Description:	A museum describing the Johnstown Flood, a disaster that occurred in 1889, when a dam burst and a twenty-million-ton wall of water swept away the town of Johnstown, killing 2,200 people. The museum is located in a former Carnegie library, and shows the film "The Flood." Carnegie, ironically, was a member of the exclusive club that owned the dam.
Location:	60 miles E of Pittsburgh, in Johnstown (POINT(-78.920159339905 40.327996354302)) (show on map)
Address:	Washington Street Johnstown PA, 15901
Visitor Info:	304 Washington Street, in downtown Johnstown.
Links:	http://www.jaha.org
LCS:	Cultural, Museum
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