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Pennsylvanians Still Paying Tax To Rebuild Town Flooded In 1936

Pennsylvanians Still Paying Tax To Rebuild Town Flooded In 1936

It’s been 122 years since Johnstown, PA, was nearly wiped off the face of the planet by a flood that killed more than 2,000 people. And it’s been 75 years since even more damage was done to the down by the St. Patrick’s Day flood of 1936, spurring the commonwealth to enact a tax on alcohol sales to help rebuild the town. Luckily, that tax was only needed for a few years, so it’s obviously long since been repealed… right? [More]