North Fork Dam

1924-1950

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North Fork Dam
  • Title
  • North Fork Dam
  • Creator
  • Heffley, Russell H.
  • Date
  • 1924-1950
  • Identifier
  • 200905.027.HF
  • Description
  • View of the North Fork Dam and Reservoir, located across the North Fork of Bens Creek. The Johnstown Water Company, who started planning for the dam following the drought of 1922, constructed it between 1925 and 1932. With a 1.1-billion-gallon capacity, it was the company's largest reservoir.
  • Extent
  • 8 x 10 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Dams
    Reservoirs
    Rivers
  • Geographic Subjects
  • North Fork Bens Creek (Pa.)
    Conemaugh (Somerset County, Pa. : Township)
  • Source
  • Russell H. Heffley Photograph Collection, 1924- ca. 1950s
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Russell H. Heffley Photographs
  • Rights Information
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