A museum dedicated to commemorating the nineteenth century victims Pennsylvania Officials said on Monday that they were temporarily closed due to the floods – caused by the facility due to the leakage of water caused by the very cold weather.
Fortunately for its hospitals, the Junstown Museum flood He said On its social media accounts, “nothing of historical importance” was not affected by the inner immersion.
“We hope that we will have a timetable to reopen it soon,” the statement added. “Meanwhile, we appreciate your patience as we are working to treat and repair our beloved pioneering museum.”
The statement also thanked a volunteer in the museum, Nikki Bousley, who was working on the archive when she discovered the leakage.
The museum officials informed the local news outlet wjac Busli “looked the alarm and allowed us to enter here and prevent it from being much worse.”
According to the museum officials, the valve failure on the third floor of the building caused floods. Tell WJAC that water was poured through the walls, which caused damage to the carpet, dry student and roof tiles.
The facility works with its insurance company to reopen the building once the necessary work is completed as soon as possible, according to WJAC.
The museum celebrates the great Gunstown flood that occurred on May 31, 1889, when the South Goor Dam – days after heavy rains – is torn by 20 million tons of water to the surrounding areas.
The disaster claimed the life of 2,209 people, Incurred 99 entire families and about 400 children, and they destroyed 1,600 homes, according to Heritagejohnstown.org.
Lifting bodies such as Cincinnati, Ohio were found, and in late 1911, according to the museum’s website.
In the years after that, Johnstown witnessed an additional large floods, especially in 1936 and 1977.
