Radford, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

High Water Mark

35 feet 11.5 inches

— (21 feet 11.5 inches above flood stage) —

High Water Mark Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 22, 2022

1. High Water Mark Marker

Inscription. August 14, 1940 On this day, the New River rose to this level at this location after heavy rainfall from the Georgia-South Carolina hurricane of 1940. Over 17 inches of rain fell upstream along the Little River, a tributary of the New River.

For more information, contact:
National Weather Service Blacksburg, VA www.weather.gov/rnk
Ohio River Forecast Center
weather.gov/ohrfc
USGS Virginia Water Science Center
va.water.usgs.gov

Erected 2011 by National Weather Service Blacksburg, VA • Ohio River Forecast Center • U.S. Geological Survey Virginia Water Science Center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is August 14, 1940.

Location. 37° 8.325′ N, 80° 34.214′ W. Marker is in Radford, Virginia. It is on Berkley Williams Drive 0.1 miles west of New River Drive, on the right when traveling west. Marker is by the gazebo in Bisset Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Radford VA 24141, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge

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Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Radford War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Native American Village Site (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Green Ash Tree (about 600 feet away); To Honor All World War I Veterans (about 600 feet away); Freedom Tree (about 600 feet away); Service Tree (about 600 feet away); Col. John W. Ripley, USMC (Retired) (about 600 feet away); Tree of Defense (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Radford.

Also see . . .
1. 80th anniversary of the 1940 Floods in southwest Virginia. The WFXR-TV digital team takes a look

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 22, 2022

2. High Water Mark Marker

back at the devastating flood. (Submitted on November 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Flooding in Virginia. The 1940 flood was just one of several major floods in the Shenandoah Valley. Page contains link to more details about five major flood events in Virginia, beginning with the 1940 Southeast hurricane. (National Weather Service) (Submitted on November 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 22, 2022

3. High Water Mark Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,161 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.