Recreation Park during 1940 flood
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Title
Recreation Park during 1940 flood
Description
Scan of photograph from the Great Flood of 1940. Heavy rain in early August 1940 was followed by a hurricane that brought additional rainfall for five days. This image, as identified by the donor, depicts Recreation Park, near the swimming pool. A building is shown submerged up to its windows.
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Date
Contributor
Buncombe County Special Collections
Identifier
O598-DS
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Citation
Photographer unknown, “Recreation Park during 1940 flood,” Come Hell or High Water Community Memory Project, accessed January 13, 2026, https://helenehistory.omeka.net/items/show/280.