Maps in Chronological Order
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Map of Johnstown's original street plan |
Map of Johnstown showing Pennsylvania Canal basin (c. 1840-1850) |
Map of Johnstown in 1854 |
Map of Johnstown showing path of Pennsylvania Canal and Portage Railroad, c. 1850 |
Map of Johnstown area Portage Railroad sites |
Map showing path of 1889 flood from South Fork to Johnstown |
Map of Johnstown floodpath showing elevation |
Map of Johnstown floodpath showing topography (Caldwell Atlas, 1889) |
Map of Johnstown showing areas of flood destruction (Calwell Atlas, 1889) |
Map of Pennsylvania showing record 1889 rainfall |
Map of Pennsylvania areas flooded in the Great Storm of May 1889 |