Pennsylvania, colonial and federal; a history, 1608-1903Editor: Howard MJenkins . - and grandeur of the Republic. 488. Charles Willson Peak Artist; author; naturalist; soldier; dentist:member State Legislature, 1799; founder Phil-adelphia Museum, 1802. Photographed espe-cially for this work from an engraving by J. F>.Loneracre after the painting by RembrandtPeale Beavers ami I\ittisons Administrations On M;iy _^i. iSS(j. the (.nmmonwcaltli was visited by a devas-tatiiifj flood, wliicli left deatli and ruin in its ]iatli. and destroyedproperty worth several million dollars. While the whole S
Pennsylvania, colonial and federal; a history, 1608-1903Editor: Howard MJenkins . - and grandeur of the Republic. 488. Charles Willson Peak Artist; author; naturalist; soldier; dentist:member State Legislature, 1799; founder Phil-adelphia Museum, 1802. Photographed espe-cially for this work from an engraving by J. F>.Loneracre after the painting by RembrandtPeale Beavers ami I\ittisons Administrations On M;iy _^i. iSS(j. the (.nmmonwcaltli was visited by a devas-tatiiifj flood, wliicli left deatli and ruin in its ]iatli. and destroyedproperty worth several million dollars. While the whole Statesuffered from the calamity, the regions along the West Branchof the Susquehanna, the Juniata, and the Conemaugh Riverswere the principal scenes of desolation. A rain storm continuingseveral days had so increased the volume of the water that it couldnot be carried away. The towns on the western slope of themountains suffered most. A large dam on the South Fork, tenmiles from Johnstown, broke on the afternoon of May 31, and ina short time that city and neighboring villages were swept a few moments, thre
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