Flooding at Rutland Railroad Station at Proctor, Vermont

F-FLO-1927-Proctor_RailroadStation.jpeg

Title

Flooding at Rutland Railroad Station at Proctor, Vermont

Description

A photo of the flooding and destruction at the Rutland Railroad Station in Proctor, Vermont. Written on the back of the photo: "Flood water from the Otter Creek entered at left through a deep railroad cut with great force, gauging deep holes around station. Water spread out here and only reached to roof of wrecked box car in center of picture. Just before the height of the flood, near midnight, two men were rescued from station with a rope." --Harold K. Tryon

Date

1927

Source

Photos flood 1927 Proctor (F-FLO-1927-Proctor)

Extent

1 photograph: 7 x 11 in

Identifier

F-FLO-1927-Proctor_RailroadStation.jpeg

Format

JPEG

Type

image

Medium

Photographs

Repository

Leahy Library, Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Suite 1, Barre, Vermont 05641
Leahy Library, Vermont Historical Society, 60 Washington Street, Barre, Vermont 05641

Rights Statement

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Citation

“Flooding at Rutland Railroad Station at Proctor, Vermont,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed November 4, 2024, https://digitalvermont.org/Flood1927/F-FLO-1927-Proctor_RailroadStation.jpeg.