Flood of July 7, 1994 - Albany, GA - Disaster Memorials on Waymarking.com

This memorial to the Albany Flood of 1994 is located in Veteran Park on Front Street at Oglethorpe Blvd (US 19) in Albany, GA.

The 1994 flood occurred when Hurricane Alberto dumped at least 17 inches of rain on parts of Georgia. The 500-year flood that devastated southwest Georgia in the summer of 1994. By the time the Flint River crested at more than forty-three feet in Albany, the worst-hit community, twenty-three square miles of Dougherty County were under water, and 23,000 residents had been forced to evacuate. The cost of damage was reckoned in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

Sources:
Flood damage and related features in Albany, Georgia (visit link)
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Albany (visit link)

The memorial is located near the Albany James H. Gray, Sr. Civic Center and memorials to Vietnam Veteran and to Spec 4 James Earl Worthy.



Text:

Flood of July 7, 1994
During the worst of time we show our best selves.

This monument stands to honor the lives lost,
The lives reclaimed, and to those thousands of tirless
Volunteer who continue to rebuild Albany.

Erected as a permanent symbol of gratitude by Volunteer Albany and
United Way Southwest Georgia

Local news video: (visit link)

Disaster Date: 07/19/1994 Memorial Sponsors: Volunteer Albany and United Way Southwest Georgia Disaster Type: Natural Relevant Website: [Web Link] Date of dedication: Not listed Parking Coordinates: Not Listed

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