A Look Back at 1972-“Hurricane Agnes…..the Richmond Flood” History by Michael C. Hild - May 9, 2017May 9, 201749 Given the high water on the James River this past weekend, I was scouring various historical photographs of Richmond floods for the sake of comparison. I couldn't find any cooler historical image than the cover photograph of the paperback picture magazine "Hurricane Agnes.....the Richmond Flood" by C.F. Boone in 1972. The photo
City of Richmond Continues to Allow Raw Sewage to Dump Into James River from Mayo’s Island History by Michael C. Hild - January 5, 2017January 5, 201716 In 1972 the floodwaters from Hurricane Agnes completely submerged Mayo's Island and The Mayo Bridge. To gain a perspective on just how bad it was, check out the current day Google Street View image from approximately the same angle looking southwest from the I-95 bridge. Hurricane Agnes also wasn't kind to large