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Debris from the Johnstown Flood
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Debris from the Johnstown Flood piled up against the Pennsylvania Railroad's Stone Bridge and caught fire. More than 2000 people died in the disaster, and some were burned alive in the fire at the bridge.

Credit: Johnstown Flood Museum

Debris from the Johnstown Flood piled up against the Pennsylvania Railroad's Stone Bridge and caught fire. More than 2000 people died in the disaster, and some were burned alive in the fire at the bridge.

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