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Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 5:35 AM

’85 Floodwaters Hit Baths Fast

’85 Floodwaters Hit Baths Fast
PORTIONS of Va. 39 through Goshen Pass were damaged or washed out by the 1985 flood. A $12 million repair project took eight months to complete and included a new retaining wall and pulloff overlook along this section of the Pass. (N-G file photo)

Editor’s note: This week we continue our “Remembering the Flood of ‘85” series with the following story and one by Anne McClung found on page B4.

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