Man Finds 31 Inch Carp Washed Out by Flood

Pennsylvania, 1915

31 INCH CARP

Washed Out of Codorus by Flood at Seven Valleys.

A German carp, measuring thirty-one inches in length, washed out of the Codorus creek by the flood of last Wednesday, was picked up in the meadow of Peter Lau, by him on Saturday. The fish is the largest one ever known to inhabit a stream in this section. Another carp was found on the same day by Mr. Lau, but it was only 15 inches long. The bigger fish is three inches thick and is attracting the attention of many Seven Valleys residents. The weight of the carp is fully 16 pounds. The carp is said to have been washed out of the Heathcote mill dam. Carp were caught there last season.

—Adams County News, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, January 16, 1915, page 3.


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