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Which article are you evaluating?
Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Upon reviewing the list of articles up for editing, I was drawn to the Johnstown Flood National Memorial. I chose this article because I have a passion for the history of the Pittsburgh area and it's surrounding regions because that's where I'm from. When learning about this period of history, I was also really drawn to this. It's very important that knowledge be shared about the Johnstown Flood National Memorial because over 2200 jobs were lost in a single catastrophic event that was caused partially by man. Learning about this will help us honor those who were lost and prevent other catastrophes like this from happening in the future.

Evaluate the article
This article consists of one paragraph of text, some images, and a side box with some facts. There is an introductory sentence which mentions the article topic, but it also serves as the beginning of the content rather than just introducing topics. The content is majorly lacking in this article. There are many things not included here that would better represent the memorial, which include more details about the memorial itself and what there is to do there. The tone and balance are very neutral. The article does a good job of solely presenting facts and doesn't push the reader in any specific direction. The article only has one source which is inadequate. The source does behold a lot of information, but with more sources this article would be more reliable. The source is in working order. This article is well written and doesn't have any glaring errors. When more material is added, it would be beneficial to break it into sections. The images and map excerpts are helpful, as they display where the memorial is located and some pictures from the memorial itself. The talk page seems limited, but it does show some insight to what other editors were thinking. More discussion on the talk page could improve the article. This article could benefit from some revising and a large addition of material. The article displays some basic information about the Johnstown Flood National Memorial, but could go more in depth. This article has a good start, but is definitely underdeveloped.