Does McCollough mention that the movie Slapshot is about the Johnstown Chiefs?
We are fortunate to travel to southern Chester County and shop at Total Wine (often)...
I don't know. I kind of like paying an extra $10 on a bottle of Makers Mark to help out the poor flood victims.
My wife and I visited the Johnstown Flood National Memorial, located at the spot where the South Fork Dam failed in 1889 and sent an ungodly amount of water down and into the unsuspecting town of Johnstown. If you're visiting the area to learn about the flood, the national memorial is a must see. Unsure what downtown Johnstown has to offer regarding the flood. Also of interest in the area is the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, within an hour of Johnstown. Enjoy!
Don't forget hurricane Agnes in 1972. I remember people in row boats going up and down the isles in the Acme in Bens Creek. We had over a foot of mud in our garage and first floor. Remember my mom getting washed down the road and an ambulance crew chasing after her. We caught a big snapping turtle in our back yard and there were fish swimming around in the front yard. My family lived on North Fork Rd by the North Fork Country Club then.
yes I live in Johnstown, and I also read that book. It is excellent! I read articles and other books on the flood and after awhile they became mundane and actually boring. They all repeat the same information. This book digs deeper into the area, the history of the canal and the reason for the need to build a manmade lake there in the first place. First hand accounts are used to paint a picture of the time and I found it riveting and couldn't put it down. Anyone familiar with the area would appreciate his description of the path of the flood by naming towns and landmarks destroyed or made during the trip down the gorge. One impact of the flood was that Pittsburgh was finally able to surpass J-Town as the steel capitol. Johnstown was never able to recover in that sense.
