A PHOTOGRAPHIC STORY OF THE 1889 JOHNSTOWN FLOOD

By Harold H. Strayer and Irving L. London


     

This is the remains of what was called McMillens Row. It stood on Main Street just below Walnut. The Millvale School in the background was located near the railroad station.

The large home of Gen. J. M. Campbell was located at the corner of Walnut and Lincoln Street and was one of the few houses left standing in the area. Many persons floating by were rescued and more than 40 spent the night on the top floor. Note the high water mark on the building. The first Presbyterian Church, erected in 1912, now stands on this site.

     

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