The Dream of Security: Johnstown and Flood Control

They don’t take rain for granted in Johnstown anymore. Walking down Market Street or cruising Route 56, pedestrians may pause and drivers may slow as the first drops land. Anxious glances skyward reveal the unspoken thought: will it happen again? They are reĀ­calling the terrible night in July 1977 when the rain fell and fell and the dream of a flood-free Johnstown shattered forĀ­ever. That...
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