Mineral Point, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Mineral Point, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Mineral Point
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cambria
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:East Taylor
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Population:2
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1375
Coordinates:40.3794°N -78.8353°W
Area Code:814
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1181316

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

Great Flood of 1889

Mineral Point was destroyed in the Great Flood of 1889 on May 31 when the South Fork Dam failed, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River. Mineral Point, located approximately one mile (1.6 km) below the Conemaugh Viaduct, was the second populated place, after South Fork, 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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. 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.