Mineral Point, Pennsylvania

Mineral Point is an unincorporated community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1]

Mineral Point, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Mineral Point
Mineral Point
Coordinates: 40°22′46″N 78°50′07″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCambria
TownshipEast Taylor
Elevation
1,375 ft (419 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)814
GNIS feature ID1181316[1]

Great Flood of 1889

Mineral Point was destroyed in the Great Flood of 1889 on May 31, 1889 when the South Fork Dam failed, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River. Mineral Point, located about one mile (1.6 km) below the Conemaugh Viaduct, was the first populated place to be hit by the rapid waters from the former Lake Conemaugh. About 30 families lived within the village of Mineral Point. After the flood, there were no structures, no topsoil, no sub-soil – only the bedrock was left. Approximately 16 citizens of Mineral Point perished in the flood.[2]

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References
  1. "Mineral Point, Pennsylvania". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Roker, Al. Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and Villains of the Johnstown Flood, America's Astonishing Gilded Age Disaster. New York City, NY, HarperCollins Publishers, 2018.



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