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Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
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The Kentucky River flooded due to recent rains, rising 50 feet and causing over $1 million in damages. Driftwood damaged a bridge brace, steam mill, and warehouse in Lexington, but the bridge remains intact as waters recede.
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The damages done on the Kentucky river by the late Freshet, is estimated at upwards of one million of dollars.
In consequence of the late rains, the Kentucky river has risen within a few days about fifty feet. The immense quantity of drift wood which lodged against one of its pillars, caused some apprehensions for the safety of the permanent bridge in this place. Yesterday morning a huge body of it broke off, swept away one of the braces and did some injury to the Steam. Mill and Warehouse below. The pillars of the bridge, however, stand unshaken, and it would take a rise of several feet more seriously to endanger that structure. The Water is now falling.
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Primary Location
Lexington
Event Date
March 31
Outcome
damages estimated at over one million dollars; one bridge brace swept away, injury to steam mill and warehouse; bridge pillars unshaken; water now falling.
Event Details
The Kentucky River rose about fifty feet due to late rains, causing a freshet with immense driftwood that lodged against a bridge pillar in Lexington, leading to apprehensions for its safety. Yesterday morning, a large body of driftwood broke off, sweeping away a brace and damaging the steam mill and warehouse below.