THE 1800's

In the 1800’s fourteen floods occurred in the area. It seems logical that as settlers moved into the area and lumbering and working of the coal mines changed the area they may have been partially responsible for the damage. In September 1861 the flood was caused by just that, a log drive caught in a valley about a mile below the creek. Heavy rain contributed to the flooding. The Keating railroad bridge was swept away and even bodies from cemeteries rose from the graves and floated down the river.