TIL that in 1889 a dam owned by an exclusive hunting and fishing club gave way, causing a flood that killed 2,209 people in southern Pennsylvania. The club's members included many of the richest men in America and efforts to hold it legally responsible went nowhere

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Fork_Fishing_and_Hunting_Club



Submitted January 30, 2015 at 07:13PM by love_the_heat http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2u723f/til_that_in_1889_a_dam_owned_by_an_exclusive/