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TIMELINE FOR DAM BUILDING
| 1831 | Completion of the Pennsylvania Mainline Canal. |
| 1834 | Opening of the Allegheny Portage Railroad. |
| 1839 | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania starts to build a structure to dam the South Fork of the Little Conemaugh to be used in times of drought for the canal basin in Johnstown. |
| 1853 | The South Fork dam is completed after 14 years. |
| 1854 | The Pennsylvania Railroad completes the Horseshoe Curve, connecting Philadelphia with Pittsburgh by rail. |
| 1857 | The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania sells the Mainline Canal to the Pennsylvania Railroad. |
| 1862 | The South Fork dam gives way for the first time. The lake is allowed to drain. |
| 1875 | The Pennsylvania R. R. sells the property to John Reilly, a congressman from Altoona. |
| 1879 | John Reilly sells the property to the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club and the task of repairing the dam is begun. |
| 1881 | The repairs to the dam are completed. |
| 1889 | The dam fails leading to one of the worst natural disasters in United States history. |
