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The Johnstown Flood, sometimes referred to locally as Great Flood of 1889, occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles (23 km) upstream of the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. The dam ruptured after several days of ...
The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is the surveying method developed and used in the United States to plat, or divide, real property for sale and settling. Also known as the Rectangular Survey System, it was created by the Land Ordinance of 1785 to survey land ceded to the United States by the Treaty of Paris in 1783, following the end of the ...
A flood watch has been issued for Adams, Lebanon and York counties as heavy rain is expected to fall this weekend. The National Weather Service says that the area could receive anywhere from 1.5 ...
Lake Wallenpaupack is a reservoir in Northeastern Pennsylvania.After Raystown Lake, it is the second-largest lake contained entirely in Pennsylvania.It comprises 52 miles (84 kilometers) of shoreline, with a length of 13 miles (21 kilometers) and a maximum depth of 60 feet (18 meters), and has a surface area in excess of 5,700 acres (2,300 hectares).
Pima County Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Marana highlighted.svg. This map shows the incorporated areas and unincorporated areas in Pima County, Arizona. Incorporated cities are shown in gray and data for their borders and locations are based on the 2000/2030 PAG Transportation Analysis Zone Map. The Town of Marana is highlighted in red.
Marana in the foreground of the Tortolita Mountains. (2020) Marana (/ məˈræ.nə /) is a town that mostly lies in Pima County with a small portion in Pinal County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. [ 2 ][ 3 ] It is located northwest of Tucson, Arizona. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 51,908.
Mayor Barletta estimated that "as many as half" of the estimated 10,000 Hispanics who were living in Hazleton left the city when the ordinance was passed. [40] The issue was covered by the television program 60 Minutes in 2006 [41] and the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor in March 2007. [42] The ordinance was criticized as illegal and ...
July 4, 1969, flood in Ohio. The Independence Day flood of 1969 was one of the worst in Ohio history, caused by 355 mm (14.0 in) of rain in 12 hours. This caused three large dams to fail, much property damage, and loss of life. Wayne County was one of the worst-affected areas.