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Johnstown Flood Memorial Wood Print
by Carolyn Derstine
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Johnstown Flood Memorial wood print by Carolyn Derstine. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and added depth of a wood print. Your image gets printed directly onto a sheet of 3/4" thick maple wood. There are D-clips on the back of the print for mounting it to your wall using mounting hooks and nails (included).
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The Johnstown Flood occurred on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam on the Little Conemaugh River 14 miles upstream of... more
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The Johnstown Flood occurred on May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam on the Little Conemaugh River 14 miles upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The earthen dam broke after several days of extremely heavy rainfall and unleashed a torrent of 20,000,000 tons of water that raced downstream, destroying several towns along the way and eventually reaching Johnstown, PA. The flood killed approximately 2,200 people, including 99 complete families. It was the worst disaster event in U.S. history at the time, and relief efforts were among the first major actions of Clara Barton and the newly organized American Red Cross which she led. The Johnstown Flood National Memorial, located near South Fork, commemorates the people killed in this tragedy and preserves the remains of the dam and portions of the former Lake Conemaugh bed, along with the farm of Elias Unger. This is a view of the Elias Unger house from the Visitors Center and overlooks the area whic...
About Carolyn Derstine
Nature has always played a significant role in my life. On walks with my dad when I was a child, I was taught to notice the world around me and appreciate the wonder of nature and all of God's creation. To this day, being out in nature is balm for my soul and necessary for my well-being. When I took up photography, I suddenly had a way to express my joy in nature by preserving the wonder I see, and then being able to share it with others. While I initially did nature and especially macro (close-up) photography, my interests have expanded into photography from travels, scenes of local interest, historic buildings, and basically any interesting image I happen to come across! Since I have taken up photography, my enjoyment of the...
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