Flood 1916 [Flood damage to industrial area].

Dublin Core

Title

Flood 1916 [Flood damage to industrial area].

Subject

Asheville (N.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Floodplains
Floods
Historic buildings

Description

Overflow of French Broad in an industrialized area of Asheville. Caused by the coincidence of two hurricanes that drenched the lands, the flood of 1916 caused millions of dollars worth of damage to bridges, roads, and other property throughout the region.

Date

2005-04-19

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

1 photoprint
photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

2641
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/2641

Spatial Coverage

Asheville (N.C.)
Buncombe County (N.C.)

Is Part Of

Picturing Asheville and Western North Carolina

Citation

“Flood 1916 [Flood damage to industrial area].,” OAI, accessed May 3, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/2641.