304 Washington St., Johnstown, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Cambria.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 19, 1972. NRIS 72001100.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Johnstown Flood Museum is a history museum located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, dedicated to the Johnstown Flood of 1889. The museum is housed in the former Cambria Public Library, which is part of the Downtown Johnstown Historic District.
The Johnstown Flood Museum chronicles the events of the flood through exhibits and media. The museum shows the documentary, The Johnstown Flood in the Robert S. Waters Theater. Exhibits include the relief map that uses lights and sounds to display the path of the flood. Surrounding the map are artifacts from the flood. The museum also features a restored "Oklahoma house", a temporary structure used to house flood survivors.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995990