A photograph taken in Sheridan, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, after the flood of 22 June 1972.
The culm bank and mud dam north of Sheridan, a small village, west of Tower City, has been a menace to residents of that community for more than 20 years. Several times in the past the dam has broken, spilling water and coal dirt into the yards, basements and houses. Residents have been trying for years to have the menace removed. When the dam became swelled from the rains of Hurricane Agnes, it again broke, this time doing more damage than ever before. Route 209 which forms the main street of the community was closed because of the tons of coal dirt which flowed through yards and across the main street. Heavy equipment had to be brought in to re-open the road and remove coal dirt from the yards and properties.
Photo Caption: Homes on the north side of Route 209 were completely deluged with water and coal mud.
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From “Collector’s Limited Edition” of Lykens and Williams Valley Flood of 1972, published by the Lykens Standard, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in June 1972.
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