A bridge with alot of history.
Hey guys,
Sorry I wasn't around much, I had alot of stuff to do and was busy for months.
Anyways lets talk about this particular railroad bridge that's in my hometown of Johnstown, PA. I'm pretty sure some of you heard this story or read it but just in case anyone forgot I'll tell you.
A dam burst on May 31, 1889 which sent 20 million gallons of water towards Johnstown, the oncoming wave was 40 ft high. As soon as it reached the city of Johnstown the wave collected everything from rocks, trees, locomotives, barbed wire, people and anything else it could grab and threw itself at the Old Stone Bridge. But the horror wasn't over just yet, a lantern either tipped over or a stove set the debris ablaze for 3 days. 2,209 people died from the wave and the fire.
I looked into the history and found out that 1 of my relatives was a flood victim. Ella Layton (my ancestor) was the very first victim to be identified.
Now you know a little about my hometown and a little about my family background.
The pictures you see before you are that of the "Old Stone Bridge", it was owned and maintained by the Pennsylvania Railroad (it still carries the name PRR). The black & white picture above shows what mother nature did to the city of Johnstown.