Johnstown Flood | Prepare for the Worst | 5

Against The Odds

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Cassie De Pecol, History, Society & Culture, Dolby, Mike Corey, Dolby Atmos, Atmos

4.7 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

National Park Ranger Doug Bosley’s existence hinges on a few dangerous seconds in the life of his great-great grandfather, William Pickerill. On May 31, 1889, Pickerill worked as a telegraph operator down the valley from Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Before it was washed away by the flood, his telegraph office relayed warnings about the impending collapse of the South Fork Dam. Today, Ranger Bosley joins host Mike Corey to talk about how William Pickerill survived, and how the Johnstown Flood National Memorial remembers those who didn’t. Bosley also shares his own recollections of the Johnstown flood of 1977.

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0:00.0	I'm Mike Corey and this is against the odds. We've been telling you about the
0:15.0	we've been telling you about the
0:17.0	the light of the
0:21.0	we've been telling you about the story of the Johnstown flood which destroyed the city of
0:26.3	Johnstown, Pennsylvania on May 31st, 1889. Now imagine what it would have been like to work as a telegraph operator for the
0:34.6	Pennsylvania Railroad that day. You get notice of a potential disaster at the
0:39.1	nearby South Fork Dam. There's concern about causing panic and there have been false alarms before. But you relay the message anyway. My guest today is Doug Bosley. He's a park ranger at the Johnstown flood national memorial, and that telegraph
0:56.1	operator was Doug's great-great-grandfather. Our conversation is coming up next. is an epic
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