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1852 flood of The Jug

George Gregg's mill destroyed by floods on the Jug of the Middle Island Creek

The Jug is located southeast of Middlebourne, Tyler County, on Middle Island Creek, the longest stream in West Virginia not to bear the designation of river. Gregg’s mill, located on The Jug, did a thriving business until being washed off by a flood on April 6, 1852.

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