South Fork dam / Staple Bend Tunnel / Flood Trail Flood National Memorial / Johnstown Flood Museum / Turnpike Lake Conemaugh / Staple Bend Tunnel Trail / Johnstown Flood National Memorial / Flood Museum / The Johnstown Flood National Memorial / Flood Memorial / /
IndustryTerm
steel gate / /
NaturalFeature
Conemaugh Lake / Lake Conemaugh / Service Rivers / /
OperatingSystem
Fork / /
Organization
National Park Service / Pennsylvania Environmental Council / South Fork Fishing & Hunting Club / Federal Highway Administration / Department of Conservation & Natural Resources / County Conservation & Recreation Authority / US PA / Johnstown Area Heritage Association / /
The story begins with a man-made lake in the mountains, 14 miles upstream from a busy industrial town. Staple Bend Tunnel is the oldest railroad tunnel in the U.S. and is a National Historic Landmark. It is part of the t