When was it published?

April 3, 1767 in The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Foreign News April 3, 1767

The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle

Q: What keywords are associated?

Germany Drought, Rhine Fording, Neckar Rock Mark, Elector Palatine

Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

Severe drought in Heidelberg, Germany, in 1766, the worst in living memory, allowing crossing the Rhine on horseback near Manheim and revealing a 1476 drought mark on a Neckar rock, now updated four inches below by order of the Elector Palatine.

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Letters from Heidelberg, in Germany, say, that there has not been so long a drought known in those parts in the memory of man, as what they experienced this year. The Rhine has forded in many places: A man on horseback passed it a little above Manheim where the bed of the river is very deep; and a rock has been discovered in the Neckar, upon which is seen 'the year 1476.' which was cut as a mark or memorandum of the drought at that time: and there has now been engraved, by order of the Elector Palatine, 'the year 1766.' four inches below that antient mark.

What sub-type of article is it?

Disaster

What keywords are associated?

Germany Drought Rhine Fording Neckar Rock Mark Elector Palatine

What entities or persons were involved?

Elector Palatine

Where did it happen?

Heidelberg, Germany

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Heidelberg, Germany

Event Date

1766

Key Persons

Elector Palatine

Outcome

rhine forded in many places, including on horseback above manheim; 1476 drought mark discovered on neckar rock, with 1766 engraved four inches below.

Event Details

Letters report an unprecedented long drought in the region, worse than any in living memory. The Rhine became shallow enough to ford in many places, with a man crossing on horseback near Manheim despite its deep bed. A rock in the Neckar revealed a 1476 inscription marking a previous drought, and the Elector Palatine ordered '1766' engraved four inches below it.