What killed over 2,000 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1889?
Correct answer: A flood
Cymp
I got it wrong. But this is some interesting information. I love this game.
Player Psych
theftrain1960, While the rain may be considered an act of nature, the reservoir at the top was an act of greed. some of the national's wealthiest families built a lake resort for summer fun. To speed up the construction timeline, shortcuts were taken and warnings ignored so the lake and its amenities could be enjoyed as soon as possible, without regard for the lives below. None of the members of the resort perished.
Fossil5465
Cymp, Johnston also flooded in 1939 and 1977. I remember the 1977 flood. The death tolls of these two were nowhere near this one, but I remember one of our teachers committed suicide because he found his whole family deceased during the cleanup. I live about 20 miles from Johnstown.
BusiestCommencement2
live in town and just went to flood museum last week! scary and oh so very sad. at the museum they show a film and my friend and i cried like two babies
Player #1236388
Fossil5465, my family hails from Johnstown and I also remember the 77 flood from Riverside...across Stonehenge creek.
Player Cavedog
constantgamer0421, there's a folk song about it too.
Player #24358827
Player Psych, And no one was ever held accountable.
WaldoLydeker
Impossible to make a film or tv show cause you know how it's gonna end.
Player #137198490
Player Psych, I remember seeing a documentary on this awhile ago and of course the wealthy were held to no consequences
ccmomma
WaldoLydeker, you know how the Titanic ended and they made a movie about it!
ccmomma
Fossil5465, I volunteered to go to Johnstown in 77, to help with. the clean up. it was amazing how high the water got
Lionessa
I read a book about this tragedy. Over 2000 dead because a hunting club at the top of the canyon didn't properly maintain their earthen dam.
Player #92723922
WHY DIDNT YOU BOTHER TO MENTION WHY THE DAM BROKE? GREED AND ELITISM CAUSED THAT TRAGEDY.
Player #120374466
Player Psych, of course.
Karebear
Cymp, always baffles me why ppl down vote I love this game comments. BTW, I really enjoy as well.
Teresa
BusiestCommencement2, Thank you,you totally have a heart ❤️ for Mankind.You are Awesome!
Yaz
Fossil5465, How sad!
Vic
BusiestCommencement2, yes. i cried also,,what a nightmare that really happened,
stookdog
Where Is Congo, they said the train running ahead of the flooding blew its whistle non stop until it got Johnstown on high ground. visited there once very sad
Debra
Our great flood in Eastern WV was in 1985. Lives lost.
Dmenace9869
Johnstown is an amazing place that helped make the USA what it is. Sadly, like many other small cities and towns, it has become a relic. A place forgotten, and left to suffer it's own demise, as businesses worried more about their bottom line than the people and places that helped make them what they became.
Player #44565732
I'm petty, but why did they keep switching from numerical to alphabetical numbers?
skubydoo
easy question for me. I grew up there
Bibi
Player Psych, That is sad, but people with money do those things.
Player #29306140
BeachLove, right tornadoes kill a few but over 2000 I picked flood
BeachLove
i dont remember learning any thing about this .but it made since to .choose Flood.
Player #21374632
GiGi2010, Wow. That is really a lot of unidentifiable bodies,,many family members from many areas have wondered what happened to their loved ones,,777 , after the Katrina hurricane , I heard about 100 bodies were unidentifiable,,,
Uninitialized
Dave Robb, thanks for the giggle!
Linda444
When I first met my father in law in 1966, he told me about it in such detail I thought it had happened recently. We were visiting him in New York. We lived in Washington state.
TSgtGreg
Fossil5465, I remember the 77 flood also. I lived in Armagh at the time.
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MOTHER COUNTRY
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GiGi2010, can't even imagine what that town went through. oh sad . I did not know about this..WOW
Where Is Congo
Took a wild guess and got it right.
Too bad they did not have warning sirens way back then
Player #5851605
PointyDormouse60089, I agree. yes I've seen titanic...but I HATE that it revolved around a love story between 2 teenagers. A better history and knowledge of the passengers that were lost. Not just the rich in first class, also the stories revolving the people in 2nd and 3rd class.