The Flood of 1994
In the spring of 1994, heavy rains caused only minor flooding in the Ross County area; however,
construction workers had removed a levee on property close to the Cavalier, allowing the flood waters
to flow further down Pleasant Valley Road, flooding the Cavalier, as well as two homes and two other
businesses.
The original hardwood floor of the skating rink, dating back to 1950, was ruined, along with the support
beams under the floor. But the walls and remaining structure were sound.
Rebuilding the floor
Special contractors from Tennessee were hired to rebuild a new hardwood floor. It took the eleven
men only eleven days to construct the new tongue and groove hard maple "fan-design" floor, and
the Cavalier re-opened within two months of the flood.
