Hurricane Agnes hits Richmond (1972)

On June 22, 1972, flooding from Hurricane Agnes put the James River all up into Shockoe and Manchester. Just three years after Hurricane Camille pushed the James River to a record peak crest of 28.6 feet, Agnes upped the ante again with a peak of 36.5 feet. In the decades before the Richmond Flood Wall, this […]

On June 22, 1972, flooding from Hurricane Agnes put the James River all up into Shockoe and Manchester.

Just three years after Hurricane Camille pushed the James River to a record peak crest of 28.6 feet, Agnes upped the ante again with a peak of 36.5 feet. In the decades before the Richmond Flood Wall, this […]

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