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National Memorial · Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Best primary window for Johnstown Flood: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

The South Fork Dam failed on Friday, May 31, 1889, and unleashed 20,000,000 tons of water that devastated Johnstown, PA. The flood killed 2,209 people but it brought the nation and the world together to aid the "Johnstown sufferers." The story of the Johnstown Flood reminds us all, "...that we must leave nothing undone for the preservation and protection of our brother men."

This page identifies Johnstown Flood National Memorial from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

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Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence
materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Johnstown Flood National Memorial is listed as a National Memorial in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Johnstown Flood National Memorial is listed as a National Memorial in PA in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/jofl/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Johnstown Flood National Memorial are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/jofl/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Johnstown Flood audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Johnstown Flood National Memorial is listed as a National Memorial in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Memorial
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
JOFL
Region
appalachian
Core Experiences
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Month-by-month

Johnstown Flood National Memorial is a National Memorial. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/jofl/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Johnstown Flood National Memorial: https://www.nps.gov/jofl/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Johnstown Flood National Memorial is listed as a National Memorial in PA.

Getting there

Official access details for Johnstown Flood are on the NPS page.

Take US Route 219 to the St Michael/Sidman exit. At the end of the exit ramp head East on PA 869 (there is a park sign at the end of the exit ramp). Travel approximately 1.5 miles on PA 869 watching for a left turn onto Lake Road at the sign for Johnstown Flood National Memorial. Follow Lake Road 1.5 miles until the visitor center appears on your right. Please park safely in the designated parking lot and not block any emergency access roads.

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4916
February5316
March5824
April6538
May6750
June6564
July6278
August6274
September6360
October6462
November6230
December5418

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Johnstown Flood National Memorial, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Johnstown Flood National Memorial is identified as National Memorial with NPS code jofl.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Johnstown Flood National Memorial is listed as a National Memorial in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/jofl/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where Johnstown Flood National Memorial fits

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