I Was There Johnstown: America's Deadliest Flood (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 20 min | Documentary, History

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I Was There

Johnstown: America's Deadliest Flood (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 20 min | Documentary, History

Theo Wilson time-travels back to 1889 to the bucolic river shores of Johnstown, Pennsylvania where the biggest flood in U.S. history is about to be unleashed. But how does the disaster happen? Wilson uncovers an elite, millionaires club ...See moreTheo Wilson time-travels back to 1889 to the bucolic river shores of Johnstown, Pennsylvania where the biggest flood in U.S. history is about to be unleashed. But how does the disaster happen? Wilson uncovers an elite, millionaires club that transforms the world's largest manmade lake into a personal playground for the posh by pushing aside much needed maintenance on the nearby dam. We discover how bad judgement and a passion for parties and fishing set the table for the tragedy, and learn what role the Transcontinental Railroad, heroic telegraph operators, and record rainfall play in creating a catastrophe that kills over 2,000 people. See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Theo Wilson Self - Host (as Theo E.J. Wilson) Self - Host (as Theo E.J. Wilson) See fewer	Inner Dimension (2015)
Yohuru Williams Self - History Professor, University of St, Thomas (as Dr. Yohuru Williams) Self - History Professor, University of St, Thomas (as Dr. Yohuru Williams) See fewer	Those About to Die (2024)
Mike Guardia Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	The Proof Is Out There: Military Mysteries (2024)
Daniel Pi Self - Professor, Univeristy of Maine, School of Law Self - Professor, Univeristy of Maine, School of Law See fewer	History's Greatest Mysteries (2020)
David Yeomans Self - Chief Meterologist, KXAN TV Self - Chief Meterologist, KXAN TV See fewer	I Was There (2022)
David Coral Elias Unger Elias Unger See fewer	Dawning (I) (2009)
John Edel Wealthy Steel Baron Carnegie Wealthy Steel Baron Carnegie See fewer	The Curse of Oak Island (2014)
Klark Eversman Fisherman 2 Fisherman 2 See fewer	Eden (V) (2013)
Hannah Graffunder Woman on Rowboat Woman on Rowboat See fewer	The House of Locke (2019)
Luke Harger John Parke John Parke See fewer	I Was There (2022)
Catherine J. Justice Emma Ehrenfeldt Emma Ehrenfeldt See fewer	I Was There (2022)
Gage Kemp Background Background See fewer	Come Out Fighting (2022)
Ryan Maddux Wealthy Steel Baron Wealthy Steel Baron See fewer	Glimpse (2022)
Wesley Tilford Trackman Trackman See fewer	Concessions (2015)
Eric Webster Daniel Morrell Daniel Morrell See fewer	A Descent of Woodpeckers (2004)
Cullen Wiley Male Employee on Rowboat Male Employee on Rowboat See fewer	Hostage Rescue (2024)
Paul Economon Dam Worker (uncredited) Dam Worker (uncredited) See fewer	Go to Hell (1999)
Nicholas Roberts Townsperson (uncredited) Townsperson (uncredited) See fewer	Come Out Fighting (2022)