Record #:

34864

Author(s):

Gerard, Philip

Abstract:

The Great Flood of 1940 in North Carolina was caused by days of torrential downpours from a hurricane. Landslides caused by the rain and clear-cutting mountainsides engulfed several towns, killing twelve people and ruining hundreds of properties. This article remembers those that died and the impact the landslides had on the towns they crushed.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 85 Issue 11, April 2018, p62-70, il

Subject(s):

Floods--North Carolina, Western; History--North Carolina