1 40 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/90224/archive/files/444f5a459fe2f9adcd7af413d027116c.jpg?Expires=1773878400&Signature=maCxRsE2Is4uTqi0nZBOm3DDMdq--n%7EM7gfyU5KYTYwUDKtTjlnbbjbaIRPU5y291UcAaAXixwPJ8TxJlNQytRqaXkkfDTq6fS6OxQEZ0l1kDnzH9iy4L95oPwzwCkIF-jgRNRts5XL1aQ1fEsineHJXKaHVD9M5TxD2Z-fy6xk8lXwu49cT3aZvWolNgaEDH6CHyPb6hwjOY83T0SP06btDTnBd4%7ErQSdgpTfSb49tw8OMpNydheWDzJRiJVDCUYcbcXhu5%7ENKpo7uBzJTjcuriRPEHgOoeWxk427Bl-JmnBqgwOYHwzrJYHeuu827Co6X4APcBNG-LOaI6DrykqQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 97edf6703fb341aa701cf2cc0d36d67d https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/90224/archive/files/10172ab0a56358d7197f35cfc2fc1781.jpg?Expires=1773878400&Signature=Md60IMjwBsKyWdcglO%7ERhQ-cyI1oEfYi80aytA5B%7EPLrv1sEPHCtqxRv6AQ5OowZAK0gmKoYJBB0rzrpqWaQZfhxvIhh6Y5bpIsW%7E2UkUyd5TSjNeksOIRzeWt8b2r%7EuD-V1vl1zCIvyJfi-qTMOPT15MkfSw-sRNW0J54An-pXJrTfPHBbG8GsM7iNWQXfVdK6TMKDMu9TKeLdi%7EGPJbpGAOIJa25d%7EWnZ0935GViWRsJ7gBcHoPUs2dFRrq9v9mvRug2N%7EzVX9GP0wRnzTYucJ7evfDZwKUNC94ug4VsmYj3yLCr7nWPFcQ6axigGbDFVS%7EFhFR660wHFxEYIjkg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 7d305b0bf549494b6a8604ee1350d17d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Historical Newspaper Clippings Description An account of the resource Collection of newspaper clippings of articles pertaining to historic floods in Western North Carolina (including the Floods of 1916, 1928, 1940, 1949, 1972, 1973, and 2004) originally published in regional newspapers such as the Asheville Citizen-Times (and its predecessors, the Asheville Citizen and the Asheville Times). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Buncombe County Special Collections Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Newspapers.com Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Page Number The page of the newspaper issue or book on which the text resource is found. 1,5 Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-news084/165603501/">https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-news084/165603501/</a> <a href="https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-news085/165603585/">https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-news085/165603585/</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Floods, Storms Kill At Least 7 Description An account of the resource Front page article states that the death count has risen to 7, but three people have been found in the past day; reducing the total number of missing persons to two. The Buncombe County Health Department warns county residents that well water should be tested for pathogens, &amp; that furnaces and basement wells should be avoided in order to prevent electrocution. Eleven health inspectors are travelling around testing water. The identities of the dead are printed here. Shelters have opened for those who lost their homes. 11 bridges and 7 roads have been closed by the water. 400 telephone lines were down at one point, and 250 are still down across Buncombe, Henderson, and Haywood Counties. A family escaped a burning home in nothing but their pajamas after the building had been struck by lightning. Schools are closed. Floodwaters in Moore have risen 3' above the water pumps, leading the county mayor to declare a state of emergency. Most of the damage to the national parks in the area was sustained by human infrastructure; roads, bridges, and campgrounds. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Christy McCarley Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Asheville Cititzen Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 29, 1973 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NEWS_084, NEWS_085 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Newspapers.com Language A language of the resource English Deaths Flood of 1973 Property damage Roads