Puget Island Flood, Norse Hall, 1948

The Norse Hall, Helgeland Lodge #30, was organized 1934 and built in 1938. In 1948 the Norse Hall downstairs was filled with flood waters. The Puget Island water mains ran in the dike and residents noticed a water leak at the end of E. Birnie Slough Road and E. Sunny Sands. A request was made to the...

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Published: Washington State Library
Subjects:
Halls; Floods; Landscape & Nature; Environment & Conservation;
Helgeland
Online Access:http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org:2012/u?/wahkiakum,102
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spelling ftwashingtonrh:oai:www.washingtonruralheritage.org:wahkiakum/102 2023-05-15T16:34:09+02:00 Puget Island Flood, Norse Hall, 1948 Unknown United States -- Washington -- Wahkiakum county -- Puget Island; 46.1786,-123.37811 image/jp2; http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org:2012/u?/wahkiakum,102 unknown Washington State Library Wahkiakum County Heritage -- Wahkiakum County Historical Society Collection; The materials in this collection are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Rights may be reserved; responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish or reproduce rests with the user. For additional information, please contact the Wahkiakum County Museum. Wahkiakum County Historical Society; holding institution: Wahkiakum County Historical Society; extent and medium: 1 photograph; other physical details: b&w; provenance: Ray & Jim Anderson #236, item 4264; local file name: PI, Flood 1948 Norse Hall Front 236 4264.tif Halls; Floods; Landscape & Nature; Environment & Conservation; Still Image; ftwashingtonrh 2017-01-22T16:38:06Z The Norse Hall, Helgeland Lodge #30, was organized 1934 and built in 1938. In 1948 the Norse Hall downstairs was filled with flood waters. The Puget Island water mains ran in the dike and residents noticed a water leak at the end of E. Birnie Slough Road and E. Sunny Sands. A request was made to the Army Corp of Engineers by the Diking District to make repairs and it was denied. A record breaking snow pack and then a quick spring thaw put pressure on the dike: coupled with the water leak, the dike broke. It took several weeks for the flood water to be pumped out before residents could move back onto Puget Island. An estimated 1 million dollars in damage was caused to Puget Island. Still Image Helgeland Washington Rural Heritage (Washington State Library) Helgeland
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Puget Island Flood, Norse Hall, 1948
topic_facet Halls; Floods; Landscape & Nature; Environment & Conservation;
description The Norse Hall, Helgeland Lodge #30, was organized 1934 and built in 1938. In 1948 the Norse Hall downstairs was filled with flood waters. The Puget Island water mains ran in the dike and residents noticed a water leak at the end of E. Birnie Slough Road and E. Sunny Sands. A request was made to the Army Corp of Engineers by the Diking District to make repairs and it was denied. A record breaking snow pack and then a quick spring thaw put pressure on the dike: coupled with the water leak, the dike broke. It took several weeks for the flood water to be pumped out before residents could move back onto Puget Island. An estimated 1 million dollars in damage was caused to Puget Island.
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title Puget Island Flood, Norse Hall, 1948
title_short Puget Island Flood, Norse Hall, 1948
title_full Puget Island Flood, Norse Hall, 1948
title_fullStr Puget Island Flood, Norse Hall, 1948
title_full_unstemmed Puget Island Flood, Norse Hall, 1948
title_sort puget island flood, norse hall, 1948
publisher Washington State Library
url http://www.washingtonruralheritage.org:2012/u?/wahkiakum,102
op_coverage United States -- Washington -- Wahkiakum county -- Puget Island; 46.1786,-123.37811
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op_source Wahkiakum County Historical Society; holding institution: Wahkiakum County Historical Society; extent and medium: 1 photograph; other physical details: b&w; provenance: Ray & Jim Anderson #236, item 4264; local file name: PI, Flood 1948 Norse Hall Front 236 4264.tif
op_relation Wahkiakum County Heritage -- Wahkiakum County Historical Society Collection;
op_rights The materials in this collection are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Rights may be reserved; responsibility for securing permissions to distribute, publish or reproduce rests with the user. For additional information, please contact the Wahkiakum County Museum.
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