Thread:Merrimack/@comment-26581037-20160618145405

Hi Merrimacga. Sorry for this late reply. There really isn't much to share but here goes. My mother is from the Johnstown area. Most of my family were farmers, many still live in the area. I was fortunate to have known my great grandmother. It was her father that went to Johnstown after hearing of the flood. My great great grandfather had relatives in Johnstown,  He was gone for quite some time and his family at home began wonder if he was still alive. Great great grandfather did return home and yes, he had lost relatives.

The magnitude of distruction facing those who responded during this tragedy is inconceivable to me. The fortitude of those that survived, responded and rebuilt, shows the strength, compasion and promise that is in all of us. These positive and loving qualities we human being have, shine through during and after tragedies.

If you are ever in the Johnstown area, visit the Johnstown flood museum and then if possible, ride the incline, look back across the valley and you can see the path of that wall of water.

Thanks again. 