Flood of 1916
Flood of 1916 is a North Carolina historical marker in Gaston County, dedicated 2015.
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Historical maps covering this location
- 1776 · Map Of North And South Carolina With Their Indian Frontiers. (Northern Section) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Gen. map VII. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1927 · N. & S. Carolina. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1947 · Clover, South Carolina (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
- 1949 · Clover, South Carolina (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
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What that marker records spans 1777 to 1789, overlapping William Gabby's years there.
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This marker is part of the North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, run by the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources jointly with the N.C. Department of Transportation. Marker texts and locations are the program's own, as the Department publishes them.