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Johnstown Flood National MemorialThe Unger House and South Fork Dam
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Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Things To Do

things to do includes:

Schedule Of Events
 
 

Journey Around Lake Conemaugh - Travel through the Allegheny Mountains on a journey back to 1889 and the Great Johnstown Flood. The tour begins at Johnstown Flood National Memorial and includes the Clubhouse of the South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club and the ruins of the South Fork Dam.

Tour is offered daily at 10 AM, 1 PM and 3 PM from June 7 to August 22.

 

 

Greater Johnstown/Cambria County Convention
& Visitor Bureau

Johnstown Flood Museum

 
The air blast is directed through the Tuyere as it enters the furnace.  

Did You Know?
The term "Cold Blast" refers to air being drawn directly from the outside atmosphere and entered into a furnace by its bellows machinery. A "Hot Blast" system pre-heated the air before entry, a more efficient means of increasing temperature in a furnace. Hopewell Furnace was a cold blast furnace.

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