Flood of 1972 (Agnes)

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Flood of 1972 (Agnes)

Entry/Object ID

92-0001-0003Ma to b

Scope and Content

2 copies of BOOKLET "THE FLOOD (Hurricane Agnes) OF 1972" 42 PAGES--2 COPIES ATTACHED TO THE FRONT COVER ARE TWO SNAPSHOTS, ONE THE 1889 BRIDGE AT NINTH ST.; THE OTHER THE 1889 RACE TRACK BRIDGE. THE 1889 BRIDGES WERE BUILT AFTER PRIOR NINTH ST. BRIDGE WAS TAKEN OUT BY the same storm system that generated the JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. THAT EARLIER BRIDGE WAS A COVERED BRIDGE. EXTENSIVE COVERAGE BY PICTURES, VERY LITTLE LAUREL.

Collection

Laurel Museum Collection

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