Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Dam abutment and Elias Unger's farm
Location in Pennsylvania
Location in the United States
LocationCroyle Township / Adams Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States
Nearest cityJohnstown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°20′44″N 78°46′43″W / 40.34556°N 78.77861°W / 40.34556; -78.77861
Area164.12 acres (66.42 ha)
EstablishedAugust 31, 1964
Visitors111,987 (in 2005)
Governing bodyNational Park Service
WebsiteJohnstown Flood National Memorial

The Johnstown Flood National Memorial is a unit of the United States National Park Service in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Established in 1964 through legislation signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, it pays tribute to the thousands of victims of the Johnstown Flood, who were injured or killed on May 31, 1889 when the South Fork Dam ruptured.