JOHNSTOWN, PA. Awash in history



8 a.m.: Begin with a walking tour of downtown Johnstown. Even though much of the town was lost in the flood, numerous important landmarks still stand.
10 a.m.: Visit the Johnstown Flood Museum, where a documentary film and flood relics graphically resurrect the tragedy.
Noon: Choose from one of the various local restaurants catering to Johnstown's lunch crowd.
1 p.m.: Drive to the Johnstown Flood Memorial. After viewing the exhibits and film, visit the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club's former clubhouse and walk through the 1889 Historic District. Continue to the south abutment of the South Fork Dam and picnic area, for a close-up view of where the flood started.
4 p.m.: Return to Johnstown and drive through Grandview Cemetery, where hundreds of flood victims, identified and unidentified, are buried.
6 p.m.: Dinner at the Back Door Cafe. Reservations are suggested.
8 p.m.: Ride the Johnstown Inclined Plane to Yoder Hill and survey all of Johnstown and the valley in which it rests.
Source: Baltimore Sun