When was it published?

August 14, 1823 in Martinsburgh Gazette

Domestic News August 14, 1823

Martinsburgh Gazette

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Disaster, Infrastructure, Weather

Q: What keywords are associated?

Freshet, Darien Flood, Bridges Destroyed, Mail Disruption, Academy Damage

Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia

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What is this article about?

A severe freshet struck near Darien, Georgia, on the 23rd ult., with torrential rain for 24 hours destroying bridges between Riceborough and Mount Hope Swamp, forcing mail stage horses to swim, halting mail for at least a month, and sweeping the Baiden Bluff academy into a gully.

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Freshet.—On the 23d ult. a great freshet was experienced in the neighborhood of Darien, (Geo.) the rain fell in torrents for nearly twenty four hours—every bridge, small and large, between Riceborough and Mount Hope Swamp, (the dividing line between Liberty and Bryan counties) being swept off, the horses of the mail stage had to cross by swimming, more than once encountering great risk of being drowned. A letter dated Darien 25th, says, that no regular mail will again be able to pass from Savannah to that place within one month at the least, and that at Baiden Bluff, the large academy had been swept off entirely into a gully, and that nothing but the roof was visible.

What sub-type of article is it?

Disaster Infrastructure Weather

What keywords are associated?

Freshet Darien Flood Bridges Destroyed Mail Disruption Academy Damage

Where did it happen?

Darien, (Geo.)

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Darien, (Geo.)

Event Date

23d Ult.

Outcome

bridges swept off; mail stage horses risked drowning; no mail from savannah to darien for at least one month; baiden bluff academy swept into gully, only roof visible.

Event Details

Great freshet with torrential rain for nearly 24 hours; every bridge between Riceborough and Mount Hope Swamp destroyed; mail stage crossed by swimming.