JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — The people of Johnstown displayed extraordinary resilience and strength following the Great Johnstown Flood of 1889.

They collectively mourned the loss of those of those who died, and immediately went to work on creating gravesites and lasting memorials for them.

Friday, 135 years after that fateful day, the National Park Service continues to somberly pay their respects to the victims.

Earlier Friday afternoon, at seven minutes after four, the time that the flood waters reached Johnstown, park rangers laid wreaths at the north and south dam abutments, and at 5 p.m., they began reading the names of all 2,209 victims.

The day of remembrance will continue throughout Friday evening when 2,209 luminaries will be lit, at 7 p.m., on the grounds of the former South Fork Dam.

The Stone Bridge in Johnstown will also be lit up with a special display paying honor to the victims.

That display can be viewed between 8 and 11 p.m.

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