Floods of Chemung County

Chemung County Historical Society

Steele Memorial Library

Unidentified man standing in flood waters of 1946, socks in hand - Image Source

Collection Facts

Extent:

139

Dates of Original:

c. 1889 - 1972

Historical Context

June of 2012 marked the 40th anniversary of the Flood of 1972. To commemorate this event, the Steele Memorial Library's Reference Department, in partnership with the Chemung County Historical Society and the Elmira Star Gazette, presented a collection of photographs from the floods occurring in Chemung County in 1889, 1902, 1946, and, of course, 1972.

Scope of Collection

This digital collection derived from the Chemung County Historical Society’s archive and the Chemung County Library District’s collection, includes photographs, documents, video, and/or sound recordings about the floods that impacted Chemung County.