Hurricane Agnes in the Wyoming Valley

by Bryan Glahn

Book Overview

Although history records the hurricane that struck northeastern Pennsylvania in June 1972 as "Agnes," residents of the Wyoming Valley affected by the storm and the resulting damage simply refer to it as "the flood." As the Susquehanna River rose to over 40 feet and left her banks, citizens could do nothing but watch as their lives were forever changed. A raging torrent unearthed dozens of previously resting bodies in the Forty Fort Cemetery, houses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467126055
• ISBN13: 9781467126052
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"