The Stump Flood Memorial

Piano Up A Tree

We stopped in for a couple of nights here in Clermont and stumbled upon this unusual sight while out on an afternoon walk In 1916 a devastating flood wiped out the original town of Clermont, a piano ...

Massive Flood

This memorial built in 1979 is to remember the devastation of the 1916 flood which passed through that spot claiming 60 lives, The original township of Clermont had been built down by the river. The ...

Not Authentic Tree

The Flood Tree Stump is not an actual tree stump, but a cement one which indicates the height of the flood waters that drowned at least 65 people, and sent others scrambling up trees in 1916. To see h...

Amazing to see how high the flood waters were

One can only imagine the catastrophe that took place here and took the lives of over 60 of the town's inhabitants. The piano in the tree is right across from the tree with the water mark on it.

Nice Memorial Very Close to Local Park and Playground.

A great memorial to stop at, the watermark on the trunk and the piano in the tree across the road are very visual. Also, while you are there you can take a walk through Ivan Bettridge Park, along Hood...