“On Sunday, November 6, 1977, at approximately 1:30 a.m., the Kelly Barnes Dam near Toccoa in Stephens County, Georgia, failed during a period of intensive rains. The resulting flood took 39 lives and did extensive damage to the Toccoa area and especially to the campus of the Toccoa Falls College.” – South Atlantic Water Science Center
In light of the Texas flooding, many longtime northeast Georgians may be recalling a similar though not nearly as disastrous food that occurred in the Toccoa area nearly 50 years ago.
Click here read more about the disaster and the results of an investigation into what happened: