Organization
South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club
Private club of Pittsburgh industrialists that owned the South Fork dam in 1889.
Connections 3
members
- Andrew Carnegie member Scholarship & press 1
- Henry Clay Frick member Scholarship & press 1
involved in
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Johnstown Flood
owner of the dam
Scholarship & press
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The Park Service says the club was never held legally responsible, though public opinion blamed it.
Proof 3 sources
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Members of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, National Park Service, Johnstown Flood National Memorial.
Scholarship & press
John Caldwell, Jr. Andrew Carnegie Thomas Carnegie
Henry Clay Frick
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South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, National Park Service, Johnstown Flood National Memorial.
Scholarship & press
The South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, comprised of wealthy industrialists from Pittsburgh , owned the dam on May 31, 1889.
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Frequently Asked Questions, Johnstown Flood National Memorial, National Park Service.
Scholarship & press
The Club was never held legally responsible for the Johnstown Flood
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