Last updated: March 2, 2024
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"It looked as though the whole valley were under water." Wayside
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Description of Wayside: The wayside is 36 x 24 inches and is surrounded by black metal. It has a black rectangular base with two rectangular pillars supporting the panel. The wayside along the Walk Through the Ruins trail.
Wayside Layout: At the top of the wayside is a thin black banner with white text. To the left is "Johnstown Flood National Memorial." To the right is "National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior." Next to the text is the National Park Service arrowhead. The title of the wayside is below the black banner in large black font. The panel has a cream-colored background. There are two columns of text and two images.
Wayside Title: It looked as though the whole valley were under water.
Text: The hillside above the spillways looks much the same as it did in 1889. It was the farm of Colonel Elias J. Unger, the last president of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club. Mr. Unger had retired from teh hotel business in Pittsurhg to the little farm above Lake Conemaugh. he awoke at 6 A.M. on May 31, 1889, but the nightmare was just beginning. He looked out hte inwdow and was startled by what he saw. He said later, "It looked as though the whole valley were under water." He put on his coat and ran down to the dam.
Image: A view of the North Abutment with the Visitor Center and Elias Unger's farmhouse on the hillside.
Image: Lightning
Wayside Layout: At the top of the wayside is a thin black banner with white text. To the left is "Johnstown Flood National Memorial." To the right is "National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior." Next to the text is the National Park Service arrowhead. The title of the wayside is below the black banner in large black font. The panel has a cream-colored background. There are two columns of text and two images.
Wayside Title: It looked as though the whole valley were under water.
Text: The hillside above the spillways looks much the same as it did in 1889. It was the farm of Colonel Elias J. Unger, the last president of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club. Mr. Unger had retired from teh hotel business in Pittsurhg to the little farm above Lake Conemaugh. he awoke at 6 A.M. on May 31, 1889, but the nightmare was just beginning. He looked out hte inwdow and was startled by what he saw. He said later, "It looked as though the whole valley were under water." He put on his coat and ran down to the dam.
Image: A view of the North Abutment with the Visitor Center and Elias Unger's farmhouse on the hillside.
Image: Lightning