Research Topic

Weather & Floods

This topic appears in 33 indexed records between 1818 and 1916.
33 Indexed Records
1818 Earliest Record
1916 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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September 18, 2018

Flooding on Canal & B&O

FRESHET. — Rain commenced falling on Monday and continued with slight intermission up to Wednesday noon, causing the Potomac to swell higher than it has been for eight years. The freshet extended along the line of […]
July 22, 2018

Walter Flanagan collapses from shock during storm

A terrific storm passed over Strasburg, Va., one day last week, and the lightning struck three dwellings in the town, stunning a dozen persons. The plant of the Standard Lime Company, near Strasburg, was struck, and […]
July 19, 2018

Work Ceases on Railroad Bridge at Shepherdstown

The severe weather of the past week has caused a cessation of work at the new railroad bridge across the river at Shepherdstown.
July 19, 2018

Mantel Burns at John M. Welsh Household

The family of our friend John M. Welch, of Bakerton, this county, must have pretty good consciences, for they are sound sleepers. During the heavy thunder storm that passed over that section last Sunday night lightning […]
June 22, 2018

Bakerton’s Lightning Storm

Bakerton Lightning. A dizzy story is reported from Bakerton, and though we tell the tale as ‘twas told to us we don’t guarantee the facts. The yarn is that one day last week during a storm […]
Time Periods

Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1890s 12 records
1900s 5 records
1840s 3 records
1870s 3 records
1860s 2 records
1810s 2 records