HistoryBits: Tannery Flood of 1912 Inundates TM&P Railroad Yard
The July 26, 1912, Keyser paper reported a destructive flood at the Rees Tannery area in what is now the village of New Creek. A cloudburst in the Claysville and
Canton Wrought Iron Company Creek Company Rees Tannery New Creek Company Store Rees Chapel New Creek Road
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