#14 After days of heavy rain across the state, the James River crested at 27 feet in Richmond, with flood damage here estimated at more than $100,000, 1937. Tate Field on Mayo Island was more like a lake – an example of the recurrent flooding that in part prompted team owner Eddie Mooers to build a new baseball stadium for his Richmond Colts several

Richmond, Virginia in the 1930s: A Journey through Time in Historic Photographs

#14 After days of heavy rain across the state, the James River crested at 27 feet in Richmond, with flood damage here estimated at more than $100,000, 1937. Tate Field on Mayo Island was more like a lake – an example of the recurrent flooding that in part prompted team owner Eddie Mooers to build a new baseball stadium for his Richmond Colts several

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