This photograph was taken by Bill Stokes near the confluence of Cane Creek and the Catawba River, on the Lancaster County (east) side of the river.

This photograph was taken by Bill Stokes near the confluence of Cane Creek and the Catawba River, on the Lancaster County (east) side of the river.

This photograph was taken by Bill Stokes at the confluence of Cane Creek and the Catawba River, on the Lancaster County (east) bank of the river.

This photograph shows Ashe's Ferry on the Catawba River in the late 1950s. A Catawba Indian named Early Brown operated the ferry during this period. The ferry was closed in 1959 when the SC Highway 5 bridge was built between York County and Lancaster County. This was the last state-operated ferry in South Carolina.

The Catawba Indians operated a ferry on the Catawba River between York County and Lancaster County. Located just above the mouth of Twelve Mile Creek in Van Wyck, SC, this was the last state-run ferry in South Carolina. It closed in 1959 when the SC Highway 5 bridge was constructed across the river.

This photograph shows the Lake Wylie dam and hydroelectric station as it appeared in the late 20th century.

This photograph shows the Lake Wylie dam and hydroelectric station from the late 1940s or early 1950s.

The heavy rains and flooding of July 1916 caused damage to homes, crops, and businesses. Advertisements like this one from the Rock Hill Record were common in July 1916, as merchants sought to liquidate stock and merchandise damaged by rain, wind, and flooding.

This photograph shows the Southern Railway trestle at Nation Ford from the Fort Mill side of the Catawba River. Taken several days after the flood waters had subsided, the photo shows construction crews in boats restringing the telegraph and telephone lines between Fort Mill and Rock Hill.

This photograph of the Southern Railway trestle at Nation Ford was taken a short time after the flood waters subsided in July 1916. The view is from the Rock Hill side of the river looking toward Fort Mill. The twisted remnants of the steel framework are clearly visible, as are the foundations which were still relatively intact. The trestle was subsequently rebuilt on these same foundations.