North Fork Dam | Digital Pitt

1924-1950

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Title
North Fork Dam
Creator
Heffley, Russell H.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
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
Collection
Russell H. Heffley Photographs
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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