The Susquehanna River has a long term history of overflowing its banks. The extremely cold weather causes a heavy ice build-up and if the temperature warms or if there is heavy rain, flooding occurred causing heavy damage to the area and causing hardship to the residents. In February of 1892 eighteen days of the month were frozen and once the ice began to break up, the movement of ice down the river set the scene up for flooding.
With this history, it is not completely surprising that the1904 flood occurred.
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