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., Aerial photography., Counties--Summers., Rivers--West Virginia--Summers County., Rivers--West Virginia--Greenbrier County., Floods--West Virginia--Avis., Counties--Greenbrier--Scenes and Views.

Geographic:

Greenbrier County (W. Va.), Summers County (W. Va.)--Pictorial works., Greenbrier River (W. Va.)

Acquisition Source:

Trail, Stephen D. & Fred Long

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView