Skip to main content

Flint River flood, 1994

Item

Title
en Flint River flood, 1994
Description
en This 1994 aerial photograph shows the historic Baker County Courthouse, built in Newton, Georgia in 1900, flooded by the Flint River. The tops of trees and power lines are visible above the water., Baker County has been subject to several floodings of the river throughout its history, most notably in 1925, 1929, and 1994. Today the repaired courthouse holds the county's public library and historical society headquarters.
Date
en 1994
Format
en image/jpeg
Rights Holder
en Courtesy of Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
Source
en New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
Spatial Coverage
en United States, Georgia, Baker County, Newton, 31.3129575, -84.3357424
Subject
en Floods--Georgia--Newton, Courthouses--Georgia--Newton, Public buildings--Georgia--Newton, Buildings--Georgia--Newton, Natural disasters--Georgia--Newton, Trees--Georgia--Newton, Towers--Georgia--Newton, Electric lines--Poles and towers, Rivers--Georgia--Newton, Flint River (Ga.), Aerial photographs, Newton (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Type
en StillImage
Site pages
Flood of 1994