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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Heavy rains about two weeks prior to October 12 caused the greatest floods in years in the upper parts of the country, damaging riverine lands, destroying bridges and houses, and severely affecting gentlemen's tobacco houses and plantations near Williamsburg.
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We hear from the upper Parts of the Country, that the heavy Rains which fell there about a Fortnight ago, have occasioned the greatest Freshes known for many Years, by which very considerable Damage has been done to the Land contiguous to the Rivers. — The Water rose in many Places, near Thirty Feet perpendicular, carrying away all the Bridges, and many Houses.---Several Gentlemen have suffer'd very considerably by the Loss of their Tobacco Houses, and other Damage to their Plantations.
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Upper Parts Of The Country
Event Date
About A Fortnight Ago (Reported October 12)
Outcome
very considerable damage... to the land contiguous to the rivers... carrying away all the bridges, and many houses... loss of their tobacco houses, and other damage to their plantations
Event Details
heavy Rains... have occasioned the greatest Freshes known for many Years... The Water rose in many Places, near Thirty Feet perpendicular