DISASTERS
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Floods 1808, 1816, 1817, 1818, 1819, 1820, 1837, 1847, 1859, 1861, 1867, 1875, 1880, 1881, 1883, 1884, 1887 May 31st, 1889 - 2209 Dead 1907 March 17th, 1936 - 24 Dead July 19th-20th, 1977 - 77 Dead Mines July 10th, 1902 Rolling Mill Mine - 112 Dead October 24th, 1906 Rolling Mill Mine - 7 Dead October 31st, 1909 Franklin #2 Mine - 13 Dead May 24th, 1915 Smokeless Valley #4 Mine - 9 Dead August 9th, 1928 Hillside Mine - 5 Dead Fires February 28th, 1895 St. Joseph Church destroyed January 12th, 1968 Visitation Church destroyed Other Friday, September 14th, 1866 - falling of a railroad bridge crowded with the citizens of the town, during the visit of President Johnson and suite - 4 Dead, over 350 Wounded |