1888 Flash Floods

The summer of 1888 saw two major destructive flash floods: July 19 and August 21. The first resulted in loss of life and widespread destruction, including the B&O trestle over Wheeling Creek. The second destroyed the Main Street Bridge and undid many of the repairs of damage from the first. The August flood was the result of a hurricane that came ashore near New Orleans and followed the Ohio River to Pennsylvania.

Transcripts of newspaper coverage of are being prepared:

Intelligencer, July 20, 1888
Intelligencer, July 21, 1888
Intelligencer, Aug. 22, 1888

Pictures:

Elm Grove?
Kimmins Store, Elm Grove
Elm Grove after the flood
Toll gate at Leatherwood
Train at Triadelphia