On Nov. 6, 1977, the Kelly Barnes Dam burst above Toccoa Falls College in Stephens County, Georgia. The flood waters poured over the falls and swept through the college campus, killing 39 people.

A stream flows through Toccoa Falls College campus, coming from from a beautiful 186 foot waterfall. After several days of storms and flooding, the Kelly Barnes Dam collapsed, surging water over ...

The flood caused an estimated $2.8 million worth ... Rosalynn left directly for Toccoa Falls and was onsite as first responders removed debris and recovered bodies from the rubble.

sending 175 million gallons of water onto the Toccoa Falls Bible College campus and nearby homes. Sam Thompson, a student who survived the flood, was woken around 1:30 a.m. by a friend running up ...