Science now reveals the true cause of the dam breach flood that destroyed Johnstown in 1889.
The tragic loss of more than 2200 lives was preventable the initial investigation of the flood
was hijacked delayed and distorted by powerful members of the industrial elite. This book
bridges the gap between history and science reexamining eyewitness accounts of the flood and
historic documents about the investigation and applying new LiDAR GPS and hydraulic studies
to solve the mystery - what caused the Great Flood of 1889? The book includes a notable chapter
on the sister of the South Fork Dam The Forgotten Dam at Hollidaysburg PA.
