Record #:

36568

Author(s):

Abstract:

Familiar is how flooding from hurricanes affects Eastern North Carolina; Western North Carolina received relatively little attention. Illustrating the impact the flood of 1916, generated by two hurricanes that crossed this region, is the photo depicting Asheville’s experience. Also noted is the great amount of rainfall, among the heaviest recorded in United States history.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 12 Issue 3, March 2015, p80 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Archives--North Carolina; Floods--North Carolina, Western; Rainfall--Effects of; Precipitation--North Carolina; Flooding; Hurricanes--North Carolina, Western; Flood damage--Boone; The Great Flood of 1916