Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2005.38.007
Accession#:
2005.38
Credit Line:
Donated by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's John Rishel Mineral Information Center.
Object Name:
Print, photographic
Title:
Flooding of Gold Creek
Description:
Small black & white photo of houses in water due to flooding of Gold Creek in September 1918
Notes:
According to Joan Harju, Gold Creek flooded every year either in the spring or fall (or both) taking homes with it. Flooding ended in 1957 or 1958, when the concert walls & bed were built.
Search Terms:
Disaster
River
Residence
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