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Fishing in a mountain stream near Johnstown.
Paint Creek: the creeks that flow into the Stoneycreek and Conemaugh Rivers were shallow.
…and full of rocks.
The creeks were narrow.
A scenic creek near Johnstown.
Stoneycreek River in 1885
The PA Canal went through Johnstown because travel on the rivers was often impossible.
Stone viaduct bridge on PA Railroad just east of Johnstown.
Minor street flooding was a way of life during heavy rain. This shot is from the 1880s.
1880s minor street flooding.
Filling in the banks to create more land narrowed the rivers.
After the 1936 flood, flood control projects like these flood walls make the river wide and deep enough to avoid most floods.
