1917 Flood, East Chattanooga
Postcard
A postcard with the front showing East Chattanooga, Tennessee, during the flood of 1917.
The Tennessee River crested at 47.7 feet in the 1917 flood (compared to the record 58.05 feet of the 1867 flood), inundating much of Chattanooga, especially areas south of Main Street. The floodwaters drove an estimated 6,000 residents from their homes and caused $469,000 worth of damage in 1917 dollars. Despite the damage, the flood’s effects were felt to have been mitigated by the Hale’s Bar Dam and led to further calls for flood control initiatives on the Tennessee River.
2020.014.001
Chattanooga, Tennessee*
3/7/1917
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1917 Flood
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