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  • September

    From left to right, Ashley Fuentes, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District environmental and cultural section chief; Larry Kirksey and Alaska Williams Co-Chairmen of the Rosenwald Harlanites Mid-Michigan Organization ; and Sydney Curnes, USACE Nashville District Landscape Architect and Silver Jackets coordinator, pose for a photo in Harlan, Ky. on Aug. 23, 2024 with the USACE funded plaque that recounts the story of the 1977 flood and offers a personal perspective on the community’s history, preserving the memory of this area that was deeply impacted by the disaster. The photo was taken during a ceremony to honor the memory of those affected by the flood and to keep their stories alive.

    USACE funds high water plaque to honor flood-devastated Kentucky community

    On Aug. 23, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District participated in a ceremony to honor the Georgetown neighborhood and Rosenwald High School in Harlan, KY – a community that was devastated by a catastrophic flood in 1977.

  • October

    Congressman Hal Rogers, Kentucky 5th District, gives the keynote address during the dedication ceremony for the Harlan Flood Control Project Oct. 25, 1999 in Loyall, Ky. The decade-long project managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District provided a maximum level of flood protection to the towns of Harlan, Baxter, Loyall and Rio Vista in Harlan County, Kentucky. (USACE Photo by Bill Peoples)

    Harlan Flood Control Project dedicated 20 years ago

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 25, 2019) – Officials dedicated the Harlan Flood Control Project 20 years ago today, culminating over a decade undertaking to provide the maximum level of flood protection to the towns of Harlan, Baxter, Loyall and Rio Vista in Harlan County, Kentucky.