Great Floods of the 1800s: Perry County, Pennsylvania
Floods in the 1800s were unpredictable. Perry County, Pennsylvania, residents suffered the losses of houses, outbuildings, & bridges in the Ice Flood of 1846, the Corn Flood of 1847, and the Ice Flood of 1865. Sadly, crew members died in 1886 when a freight train fell into icy floodwaters near the Duncannon Iron Company. But the worst flood of the century came on June 1, 1889. Floodwaters east and west in the county caused great loss to the residents. Newport was inundated. Locals had to fight fire while standing waist deep in the rising floodwater, and hardy men rescued people from their second story windows.
Softbound, 6 x 9 inches, 136 pages
Floods in the 1800s were unpredictable. Perry County, Pennsylvania, residents suffered the losses of houses, outbuildings, & bridges in the Ice Flood of 1846, the Corn Flood of 1847, and the Ice Flood of 1865. Sadly, crew members died in 1886 when a freight train fell into icy floodwaters near the Duncannon Iron Company. But the worst flood of the century came on June 1, 1889. Floodwaters east and west in the county caused great loss to the residents. Newport was inundated. Locals had to fight fire while standing waist deep in the rising floodwater, and hardy men rescued people from their second story windows.
Softbound, 6 x 9 inches, 136 pages
Floods in the 1800s were unpredictable. Perry County, Pennsylvania, residents suffered the losses of houses, outbuildings, & bridges in the Ice Flood of 1846, the Corn Flood of 1847, and the Ice Flood of 1865. Sadly, crew members died in 1886 when a freight train fell into icy floodwaters near the Duncannon Iron Company. But the worst flood of the century came on June 1, 1889. Floodwaters east and west in the county caused great loss to the residents. Newport was inundated. Locals had to fight fire while standing waist deep in the rising floodwater, and hardy men rescued people from their second story windows.
Softbound, 6 x 9 inches, 136 pages