Mouth of the Flooding Greenbier River in Summers or Greenbrier County, W. Va.

Identifier:
047638
Collection Number:
A&M 3762
Title:
Mouth of the Flooding Greenbier River in Summers or Greenbrier County, W. Va.
Date:
1985
Description:
After a long dry summer, drizzling rains dominated the Potomac Highland region for days. By November 4, a severe storm wreaked havoc as the already dampened soils could no longer receive the excessive rains. The waters extended through Avis to Pence Springs near the Hinton, W. Va.Summers, Greenbrier, Mineral, Hampshire, Grant, Hardy, Pendleton, and Tucker counties were all affected by high water and flooding, as well.
Subjects:
Floods--West Virginia--Greenbrier County., Counties--Greenbrier--Scenes and Views., Floods--West Virginia--Avis., Aerial photography., Rivers--West Virginia--Summers County., Rivers--West Virginia--Greenbrier County., Counties--Summers.
Geographic:
Summers County (W. Va.)--Pictorial works., Greenbrier River (W. Va.), Greenbrier County (W. Va.)
Acquisition Source:
Trail, Stephen D. & Fred Long
Acquisition Method:
Gift
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView