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The Cornet Creek Flood of 1914

by Katie Rudolph on July 24, 2015

Oak Street filled with mud and debris from the disastrous Cornet Creek flood on July 27, 1914, Telluride, Colorado. Jack Hawkins' two-story wood frame Victorian with front wraparound porch and second-story bay window tilts on side from flood waters; smaller wood frame structure with front intersecting gables destroyed in foreground; cliffs in background.

View northwest down Colorado Avenue after the Cornet Creek flood on July 27, 1914, Telluride, Colorado; shows First National Bank Building on corner of Fir and Colorado, three false front businesses, the Sheridan Hotel, the San Miguel County Courthouse, and mud and debris- filled street. Townspeople are near the bank and in distance in front of the Sheridan with a horse and automobile; electric and telephones lines cross street; chairs and tables are part of debris.

View north up mud and debris-filled street from the disastrous Cornet Creek flood on July 27, 1914, Telluride, Colorado; shows two-story false front, Iowa House on corner, and residence across street.

Interior of Sheridan Hotel Bar with mud and high-water marks from the disastrous Cornet Creek flood on July 27, 1914, Telluride, Colorado. Calendar on back wall marks date; room includes a clock high on left wall, stuffed bird with outstretched wings on top decorative molding, bar, cash register, and electric lights.

View south down Oak Street filled with mud and debris from the disastrous Cornet Creek flood on July 27, 1914, Telluride, Colorado. Townspeople survey damage. Jack Hawkins' two-story wood frame Victorian with front porch and second story bay window tilts on side from flood waters; smaller destroyed structure is next door; residences line street; church and back of San Miguel County Courthouse are in distance.

Two men stand on top of debris brought down by the Cornet Creek flood on July 27, 1914, Telluride, Colorado. Mud and debris fill street with damaged wood frame structures; Telluride Hospital is in background with building leased to San Miguel County Historical Society for use as a museum.

View east down mud and debris-filled street from the disastrous Cornet Creek flood on July 27, 1914, Telluride, Colorado; shows two-story false front, Iowa House on corner, other wood frame businesses, and residences. Men and woman make their way along streets on foot and horseback. San Juans and Ingram Falls are in background.

Street scene after the Cornet Creek flood on July 27, 1914, Telluride, Colorado. Mud and debris fill street with damaged wood-frame structures; Miner's Union Headquarters and Hospital are in background.

View north towards businesses on Colorado Avenue after the Cornet Creek flood on July 27, 1914, Telluride, Colorado. Mud and debris fill street in front of three false front wood frame structures between Sheridan Hotel and First National Bank, including the Phoenix Market.

Exterior view of Jack Hawkins residence, on Oak Street, filled with mud and debris from the disastrous Cornet Creek flood on July 27, 1914, Telluride, Colorado; shows two-story wood frame Victorian with front porch and second story bay window tilting on side from flood waters, smaller destroyed structure, and the San Juans in background.

Mud and debris with damaged wood frame structures brought down by the Cornet Creek flood on July 27, 1914, Telluride, Colorado.

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