Market and Eighth during the flood of 1886
Boats floated into the Read House during the 1886 deluge
Floodwaters at Southern Express and the Union Station in 1886
42 inches of water was at the entrance to Warner Park in 1917 flood
Jones residence in North Chattanooga during 1917 flood
Water at the gate in 1917
Flooding in Brainerd in 1973
Many photos of past Chattanooga floods are featured in the new historic photo book being published byChattanoogan.com.
The worst flood on record came in 1867 - just after the city had been devastated by the Civil War. Then came deluges in 1886 and in 1917, when the Market Street Bridge was under construction.
The last big flood the city experienced was in 1973.
Paul Hiener's Historic Chattanooga Photos is scheduled to be ready Oct. 24.
Mr. Hiener, a longtime Chattanooga printer and lifelong resident, collected over 3,000 historic pictures of his beloved hometown. He made some of the photos available through a five-volume set called Chattanooga Yesterday and Today. The Hiener family in April 1985 donated the more than 3,000 historical Chattanooga photographs in his collection to the Chattanooga Public Library. They were eventually cataloged and are now viewable on the library's website.
This book, which is fully indexed, is a perfect companion to The Remarkable Stokes Collection previously published by Chattanoogan.com.
An edition of 1,500 copies of the 253-page Hiener book is being printed by College Press at Collegedale.
The photo book, which includes over 700 photos, is in an 11x8 1/2 format with a soft cover.
The price of the book is $35, which includes the sales tax.
This will reserve a copy or copies for later pickup at Zarzour's Restaurant on Rossville Avenue behind Fire Hall #1, which is on Main Street on the Southside.
For those who want it mailed, add $5 and list where copies should be mailed. Send checks for $40 made out to Chattanoogan.com.
Mail your orders to:
John Wilson
129 Walnut St.
Suite 416
Chattanooga, Tn., 37403
Shannon at Zarzour's still has some copies of the Remarkable Stokes Photo Collection and the Chattanooga Railroad Book, also published by Chattanoogan.com.