South Pittsburg History in Pictures
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March 1917 flood of the Tennessee River at South Pittsburg, Tennessee can be seen in the above photograph. Picture is looking north from Lodge Manufacturing Company towards Aycock Hosiery Mills just east of the Jasper Branch Railroad. Richard Leslie Lodge is pictured in the center. Names of the others currently unknown.
Photograph Courtesy, Carolyn Millhiser
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Pictured above in about 1900 is a flash flood that hit South Pittsburg, Tennessee. The image is looking south along Cedar Avenue from Second Street.
Photograph Courtesy, Bob Ables
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Pictured above is US Highway 72 at South Pittsburg inundated with flood waters of the nearby Tennessee River during the flood of May 2003. Picture made on May 8th by Dennis Lambert
Pictured above is the South Pittsburg river park with Galaxie Mills directly behind during the May 2003 flood of the Tennessee River. Picture made on May 8th by Dennis Lambert
The flood of May 2003 pushed up the concrete street at the intersection of Cedar Avenue and 3rd Street in downtown South Pittsburg, Tennessee after runoff rain waters from the nearby mountain backed up in the drainage culvert below the roadway. Because the Tennessee River had overflowed it banks after days of endless rain, the culvert was unable to empty into the river thus causing it to backup. Picture made on May 8th by Dennis Lambert
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In the early morning hours of Friday, August 13, 1971, a fire destroyed most of the block on Cedar Avenue in downtown South Pittsburg, Tennessee between 2nd and 3rd streets. Pictured above is the smoldering ruins left in the aftermath.
Photograph courtesy, Bob Ables
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Pictured above fire fighters attempt to control the fire that destroyed the old South Pittsburg, Tennesee Elementary School building on Elm Avenue in the afternoon of February 25, 1993.
Photograph courtesy, Dennis Lambert
Pictured above in the afternoon of February 25, 1993 is the main entrance to the old South Pittsburg, Tennesee Elementary School on Elm Avenue as fire rips through the 55 year old building.
Photograph courtesy, Dennis Lambert
Pictured above fire fighters attempt to control the fire that destroyed the old South Pittsburg, Tennesee Elementary School building on Elm Avenue in the afternoon of February 25, 1993.
Photograph courtesy, Dennis Lambert
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The ruins of the South Pittsburg railroad freight depot still smolder several hours after a fire destroyed the historic building on December 17, 1975.
Photograph Courtesy, South Pittsburg Hustler
The branch railroad bridge across Battle Creek near South Pittsburg nearly stands under water in this picture, which was taken on December 29, 1926. The flood was severe enough to inundate a portion of the tracks farther up.
Photograph Courtesy, Bob Hookey
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The eight pictures above show downtown South Pittsburg and Cedar Avenue inundated with flood waters from the flood of May 2003. These great images were made on the 6th by Danny Mankin, who operates Opera House Music.
Photographs Courtesy, Danny Mankin - Julius Studio
