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Herald Of The Times
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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A severe flood from the Ohio River and Big Beaver Creek inundated Beaver, Bridgewater, Sharon, and Fallston on Friday and Saturday last, reaching record heights and causing extensive property damage but no loss of life.
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THE FLOOD.—Such a scene has never before occurred in our neighborhood, as that produced by the rise of the Ohio river and Big Beaver creek, on Friday and Saturday last. The water at the junction of those streams was seven or eight feet higher than ever was known before. Bridgewater, Sharon & Fallston were all inundated, as well as the buildings up and down the river. In some of the houses the water was up in the second story, and most of them near the ceiling in the first.—A great many light buildings were carried away, together with grain stacks and fences. The loss in the range where the water flowed is incalculable,
Notwithstanding the uncommon rapid rise of the water, and the distress produced by it, it is with gratitude we have the pleasure of stating that there were no lives lost.—[Argus.
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Primary Location
Beaver, (Penn.)
Event Date
Friday And Saturday Last
Outcome
no lives lost; great many light buildings carried away, together with grain stacks and fences; loss incalculable
Event Details
The rise of the Ohio river and Big Beaver creek produced a scene never before occurred in the neighborhood. The water at the junction was seven or eight feet higher than ever known before. Bridgewater, Sharon & Fallston were all inundated, as well as buildings up and down the river. In some houses the water was up in the second story, and most near the ceiling in the first.