The Night the Mountain Fell

Zion's Lost

English - August 18, 2020 04:00 - 19 minutes - 36 MB - ★★★★ - 215 ratings
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In August 1959, a violent earthquake shook the ground underneath campers at the Madison Lake and Hebgen Lake, near Yellowstone National Park. In total darkness, chaos ensued when the force of the earthquake made water from the lakes flood the area and caused the mountains around them to crumble.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/595792828

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quake_Lake

https://web.archive.org/web/20100105042605/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/states/events/1959_08_18.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Hebgen_Lake_earthquake

https://foresthistory.org/the-night-the-mountain-fell/

https://foresthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/HebgenLakeEarthquake.pdf

https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/night-of-disaster-remembering-the-1959-hebgen-lake-earthquake