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Domestic News
August 10, 1821
Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Heavy rains in Frankfort, Kentucky, caused the Kentucky River to rise rapidly on July 1, sweeping away boats and mill ruins, reaching 26 feet, and threatening wheat and rye crops.
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FRANKFORT, (Ky.) July 12.—The present summer has been so far the reverse of several of the preceding. The quantity of rain within the last two or three weeks has been most abundant. Between ten o'clock at night and four in the morning on the night of the 1st instant, the Kentucky river rose about seventeen feet. Almost all the boats and other water craft tied along the banks, were swept away, and the ruins of one or two mills passed this place, which must have been washed away, from some branch of the river. In a short time the river fell a little, but soon rose again to about twenty six feet. This long spell of wet weather, some of which has been very cool, has, it is feared seriously injured the crops of wheat and rye.
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What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Weather
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Kentucky River Flood
Heavy Rain
Crop Damage
Frankfort Ky
Where did it happen?
Frankfort, (Ky.)
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Frankfort, (Ky.)
Event Date
Night Of The 1st Instant
Outcome
boats and water craft swept away, ruins of one or two mills washed away, crops of wheat and rye seriously injured
Event Details
Abundant rain over last two or three weeks caused Kentucky river to rise about seventeen feet between ten o'clock at night and four in the morning on the night of the 1st instant, then fell a little but rose again to about twenty six feet; long spell of wet and cool weather.