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The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39.
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Kelly Barnes Dam
Dam in Georgia, U.S.
Kelly Barnes Dam was an earthen embankment dam on Toccoa Creek in Stephens County, Georgia, United States, just outside the city of Toccoa. Heavy rainfall caused it to collapse on November 6, 1977, and the resulting flood killed 39 people and caused $2.8 million in damage. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Toccoa Falls College
Christian liberal arts college in Toccoa Falls, Georgia
Toccoa Falls College is a private evangelical Christian college in Toccoa Falls, Georgia, founded in 1907. The campus occupies 1,100 acres (450 ha), bordering the Chattahoochee National Forest and is home to Toccoa Falls, a 186-foot (57 m) high waterfall. It is affiliated with…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Toccoa, Georgia
City in Georgia, United States
Toccoa is a city in far Northeast Georgia near the border with South Carolina. It is the county seat of Stephens County, Georgia, United States, located about 50 miles (80 km) from Athens and about 90 miles (140 km) northeast of Atlanta. The population was 9,133 as of the 2020…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
November 6
Day of the year
November 6 is the 310th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 55 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)