The steel industry was a major part for Johnstown to make their economy. The steel mill started producing their products around the 1850's. People came from all around the world in order to make money. Since there were so many people from all different places, they had to make different kinds of churches. The only reason they did this is because there were so many cultures. In 1889 the biggest flood came to Johnstown crushing everything in its path. But the steel mill didn't get hit hard and it stood. Then for the second time it got hit by the 1936 flood. It was not as strong as the first, but it still did a lot of destruction. Then for the last time the 1977 flood crashed through Johnstown crushing things everywhere, but this flood was not as strong as the other two floods, so there were not that many casualties to Johnstown. After the floods the steel industry didn't slow down from the disasters. It kept on running for years to come. The steel mill stopped working around the early 1980's