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Home » Digital Collection Items » Town of Saltville History » Muck Dam Disaster

Muck Dam Disaster

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Aerial view of the Muck Dam Disaster in Saltville, Virginia

Break in Dam

Break in Muck Dam

Building destroyed in Muck Dam Disaster

Buildings destroyed in Muck Dam Disaster

Car covered in Muck

Map of Palmertown-Christmas Eve 1924

Christmas Day, 1924

Christmas Day, 1924 by Frank Sanders

Christmas Day, 1924 by Frank Sanders-Page 2

Debris following the Muck Dam Disaster

Debris in the Muck Dam Disaster

Destruction following the Muck Dam Disaster

Home standing near break in Muck Dam

Houses in the Muck Dam Disaster

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