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Johnstown

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Johns·town  (jnztoun)
A city of southwest Pennsylvania east of Pittsburgh. A devastating flood on May 31, 1889, killed more than 2,000 people and destroyed much of the town. Population: 22,300.


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Well, that one single night Penn and his folks was to the hotel Johnstown was wiped out.
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A few years previously to the period of the tale, this officer was defeated by Sir William Johnson, of Johnstown, New York, on the shores of Lake George.
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