Conemaugh and Stoneycreek Rivers and their tributaries
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Fishing in a mountain stream near Johnstown |
Paint Creek near Scalp Level |
Paint Creek near Johnstown |
Paint Creek near Scalp Level |
Scenic mountain stream |
Stonycreek River, 1885 |
Pennsylvania Canal went through Johnstown because travel on the the rivers was often impossible. |
Stone viaduct bridge on Pennsylvania Railroad just east of Johnstown |
Johnstown added more land by extending the banks farther into the rivers. |
Minor street flooding was a way of life during heavy rain. 1880s. |
Minor street flooding. 1880s. |
Minor street flooding. 1880s. |
Minor street flooding. 1880s. |
Even into the 1920s filling in the riverbanks made the rivers narrower and narrower. |
After the 1936 flood, flood control projects like these flood walls made the river wide and deep enough to avoid most floods. |