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Date: September 1896: Source: Photograph from Irvin Rosen collection of old photographs; Published in Augusta Country newspaper in November 1996; All the photographs and their copyrights owned by the Augusta Country newspaper were donated to Augusta County Historical Society in Staunton, VA which scanned the images and sent them with ticket:2017030210021196
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There were many evacuation orders after a false report that the Lake Lynn dam had burst, which is located along the Cheat River several miles south of Point Marion in extreme northern West Virginia. [ 7 ] [ 27 ] The dam, owned by West Penn Power , reached the highest levels in its 60-year history, prompting the company to open flood gates, [ 28 ...
Staunton (/ ˈ s t æ n t ən / STAN-tən) is an independent city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,750. [6] In Virginia, independent cities are separate jurisdictions from the counties that surround them, so the government offices of Augusta County are in Verona, which is contiguous to Staunton. [7]
The Pigg River is a river in south-west Virginia in the United States.It is a tributary of the Roanoke River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean via Albemarle Sound.. The Pigg River rises on Fivemile Mountain in western Franklin County and flows generally eastwardly through Franklin and Pittsylvania Counties, past the town of Rocky Mount. [1]
Monique Calello, Staunton News Leader September 30, 2024 at 9:08 AM Augusta County Fire-Rescue responded to a large number of calls related to the severe weather brought on by Hurricane Helene.
The dam serves flood control and recreational purposes and is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [2] The Gathright Dam's intake tower contains nine portals that allow it to release water between reservoir depths of 12 to 87 feet (3.7 to 26.5 m). This allows the dam to manage the temperature and flow of water released downstream. [3]
The Staunton River is a 4.1-mile-long (6.6 km) [1] stream in Madison County in the U.S. state of Virginia. Flowing entirely within Shenandoah National Park , it is a tributary of the Rapidan River and part of the Rappahannock River watershed.