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Saturday, January 22, 2022

Earth Slides in Asheville Area Tie Up Rails, Carried Away Three Bridges, Destroyed Many Roads, Jan. 22, 1922

Earth Slides Tie Up the Murphy Division

Asheville, Jan. 21—Traffic on the Murphy division of the Southern Railway is practically suspended tonight because of earth slides resulting from heavy rains and flooding of streams the past two days. The town of Murphy is threatened with damage from the Hiwasee River, which has overrun its banks, carried away three bridges and destroyed roads over a wide area. There has been no rural delivery of mail for two days because of the impassable condition of the roads.

From The Charlotte News, Sunday, January 22, 1922

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