Italy Street, 1911

17861865

19021904

19361959

19721975

19831984

19931996

20042006

20111784

Ice Jam

Pumpkin Freshet

Flood

FloodKnox Mine Disaster

Hurricane Agnes

Hurricane EloiseHurricane Ivan

Tropical Storm Lee

Hurricane Irene

33.10 Ft 33.07 Ft 35.06 Ft 34.45 Ft34.96 Ft

42.66 Ft40 Ft 30 Ft 29 Ft 29.9 Ft

31 Ft

34 Ft

34.14 Ft

*Susquehanna River height in Wilkes-Barre, PA

River height in Mocanaqua, PA (refer to telephone pole on the left)

*At 33.00 feet in Wilkes-Barre, Mocanaqua begins to flood.Gage heights collected from USGS Site 01536500.

1837Early anthracite mining activities

begin in the Mocanaqua area

1882West End Coal Company begins construction of

its operating facility and worker housing

1897-1901Second building campaign

for working housing

1918-1924Third and final building

campaign to house workers

1931Great Depression

Coal company abandons and sells housing to workers for

as low as $1500

2013Federal agencies propose to

demolish a quarter of the homes in the West End Coal

Company Historic District due to repetitive flooding

2002West End Coal Company Historic

District determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Italy Street, 2012

What impacts would the loss

of 25% of the homes and

residents in your community

have on your quality of life?

Anaylsis and Graphics byHannah Keck

of Clarion University

A resident of Mocanaqua has been

documenting the flood crests of the

Susquehanna River for decades on a

telephone pole at Lincoln and River

streets.

Source: PHMC BHP Historic Resource file, #200810

Source: PHMC BHP Historic Resource file, #200810

Source: The Citizens’ Voice News