August 21, 2009
ShareLovingston Nelson County, Virginia There wasn’t a single seat left to to sit in, or corner left to stand in at Thursday night’s remembrance of the 40 year anniversary of Hurricane Camille held at Nelson County High School. A slide presentation was followed by a program including music, recognition of the Nelson County flood victims, [...]
August 19, 2009
ShareNear Nellysford Nelson County, Virginia It was a reflective Wednesday morning as people gathered at the Rockfish Valley Trail Head just south of Nellysford. They were there to remember the catastrophic day back in 1969 when Hurricane Camille landed right on top of Nelson County, Virginia. The program included stories of the August 1969 tragedy [...]
August 19, 2009
ShareSPONSOR: ROCKFISH VALLEY FOUNDATION EVENT: 40th Anniversary Remembrance of Camille – the Flood WHEN : August 19, 2009 10:00 AM WHERE: Rockfish Valley trail head on RT 151 at site of Historic Camille marker PROGRAM: Story of the August 1969 tragedy in the Rockfish Valley through the eyes of those on the scene during search [...]
August 17, 2009
ShareNelson County, Virginia By Woody Greenberg If you ask Cliff Wood, who was a county supervisor in August, 1969, what has stayed with him in the 40 years since Hurricane Camille devastated parts of Nelson County, he struggles to put it into words – but it is clear it is admiration and respect for the [...]