Mount Union borough
Flood Mark on the Planing Mill
Photograph not reproduced here. The image that goes with this story is held by huntingdoncountyhistory.com and its credit does not permit republication, so it is cited rather than copied. See the original.
Look at the planing mill in 1936 and you can see exactly how high the water rose, the mark is visible on the building. That line tells the story of March 17, 1936, when the Juniata broke all records and flooded everything in its path.
Sources
- catalog h31 facts
- Photograph credit: huntingdoncountyhistory.com
Checked 2026-08-02 · Historic Mount Union collection
More from Mount Union borough
Mount Union boroughA Question We Cannot Settle, and Maybe You Can
This stone house stands on West Water Street near Division. The federal survey records it as the John Sharrar House and…
Mount Union boroughThe Brick Office that Became the Red CrossLook at the sign in the yard. This little brick building on Market Street was the General Refractories Company office.…
Mount Union boroughAetna Explosion 1916Did you know? The building that killed six men at Mount Union had been catching fire all summer, and the paper reported…