Cameron flood-page 1

GINNY'S GENEALOGY PAGE

CAMERON COUNTY FLOOD- JULY 18, 1942
rainbow

The water starts over the dike. View from Rich Valley. View into Rich Valley

Here it comes. Citizens become alarmed. Citizens become alarmed

There it goes down West Fourth St. This is Woodland and Fourth. West Fourth Street

Here it is at Fourth and Poplar-
A lot of it turned to right and went through underpass to Sylvania. Fourth and Poplar

This is the way it looked between Poplar and Maple on Fourth. Fourth Street

The water swirls past corner of Fourth and Maple. Fourth and Maple

And pours into Business Section. Business section

We don't believe it
but here it is in Broad Street Square- Center of town. Broad Street Square

And wild and angry heads for Cherry Street. Cherry Street

It passes Cherry and comes into the corner of Fourth and Chestnut.
The people on the street find it difficult to believe.
It's now 5 o'clock- watch next two pictures. Fourth and Chestnut

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