Johnstown Flood of 1889

Welcome to the start of Tour Guide Tell All Season Two! Rebecca and Becca are back to talk about some Labor History for September. We are starting with a natural disaster that wasn’t so natural after all, the Johnstown Flood Join us as we discuss Gilded Age era excess and those who paid the most horrific price for that excess.  Comments or Questions? Or have an idea for future episodes - #pitchtothepod? Email us tourguidetellall@gmail.com Support Tour Guide Tell All: • Want to send a one off donation to support the podcast team? We have a venmo @tourguide-tellall • Check out our STORE for Tour Guide Tell All podcast paraphernalia from tote bags to stickers - https://www.storenvy.com/stores/1437100-tour-guide-tell-all   If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful: Without question, the best book on the Johnstown Flood is by David McCollough  Johnstown Flood Museum: https://www.jaha.org/attractions/johnstown-flood-museum/flood-history/ A great video about the Flood: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q62vlcFLLlM History channel take on the Flood: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/the-johnstown-flood National Park site for the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club: https://www.nps.gov/jofl/learn/historyculture/south-fork-fishing-and-hunting-club-clubhouse.htm Recent documents unearthed at the South Fork Club: https://www.tribdem.com/news/south-fork-treasure-trove-documents-resurface-detailing-clubs-actions-before-and-after-1889-johnstown-flood/article_bce4f888-3515-11e6-aa51-47d22cbfd17f.html Henry Clay Frick: https://www.frick.org/about/history/henry_clay_frick You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl Editing & Production: Canden Arciniega Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero

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