Results tagged “Flood of 1933” from York Town Square

The 1933 York County flood proved deadly. Here, wreckage of a porch in Yoe is left after it gave way, throwing George Lemar Shenberger, 15, into the floodwater. The teen drowned. (See additional photo from "York Flood 1933" below). Background posts: 'The Bridge' marks the spot along the Codorus and Where did Camp Betty Washington Road get its name? and What is the probability of another flood in York?.

A neighbor of David Gembe in York had thrown out a 16-page "Picture Memories, York Flood 1933."

That flood, the worst on record at that point, came in August after three days of continuous rain, according to the newsprint booklet salvaged by Gembe.

The booklet also stated: ...