Name/Title
South Beach Street, Flood, 1917, 1918Entry/Object ID
2020.334.001Description
A postcard with the front showing a photograph of flooded homes along S. Beech Street during a flood of the Tennessee River. The view is labeled with the date of both the 1917 and 1918 flood that impacted the same area. The postcard shows the main avenue completely flooded with houses on either sides.
The Tennessee River crested at 47.7 feet in the 1917 flood (compared to the record 58.05 feet of the 1867 flood), inundating much of Chattanooga, especially areas south of Main Street. The floodwaters drove an estimated 6,000 residents from their homes and caused $469,000 worth of damage in 1917 dollars. Despite the damage, the flood's effects were felt to have been mitigated by the Hale's Bar Dam and led to further calls for flood control initiatives on the Tennessee River.Subject
FloodSubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
South Beach Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee*Collection
Tennessee River CollectionRelationships
Related Events
Event
1917 Flood, 1918 Flood
