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.

The Great Flood of July 1916 destroyed the Southern Railway trestle at Nation Ford. The trestle collapsed at about 9 PM on July 16; this photograph was probably taken the next day, while the flood was still at its height. Note how the iron rails were twisted and bent by the force of the flood, while the trestle framework is completely gone. This view is from the Rock Hill side of the river looking toward the Fort Mill side.

This photograph shows the powerhouse and the western portion of the Catawba Power Company dam after the Great Flood of July 1916 had subsided.

This photograph shows the Catawba Power Company dam several days after the flood of July 1916 had subsided. The eastern section of the dam on the Fort Mill side of the river collapsed during the flood and was washed away.

This photograph shows the Catawba Power Company dam during the height of the Great Flood of July 1916, probably on July 17. The flood waters completely covered the dam, and a whirlpool is visible over the eastern portion of the dam which had given way. This photograph was taken from the Fort Mill side of the river.

This photograph was taken during the height of the Great Flood of July 1916, probably on July 17. It shows the Catawba Power Company dam as seen from the Fort Mill side of the river, completely submerged by the flood waters. The powerhouse is visible across the river, about half submerged. The east side of the dam gave way and was destroyed, resulting in the whirlpool in the foreground of the photo.

This photograph shows a group of railroad passengers preparing to cross the Catawba River from the Fort Mill side to the Rock Hill side, during the Great Flood of July 1916. At this point both the road bridge and the Southern Railway trestle were down, cutting off all travel across the Catawba River. Catawba Indians were ferrying the travelers in canoes.

This phtotograph shows the Great Flood of July 1916 as seen from the Fort Mill side of the Catawba River. The photo was probably taken at the height of the flood, on Thursday, July 17. The crowd is gathered to view the remnants of the Southern Railway trestle that crossed the river between Rock Hill and Fort Mill, which the flood had completely destroyed.