The Great Ohio River Flood Of 1937

Author : James E. Casto
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0738568589

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The Great Ohio River Flood of 1937 by James E. Casto Pdf

From the time settlers first pushed into the Ohio Valley, floods were an accepted fact of life. After each flood, people shoveled the mud from their doors and set about rebuilding their towns. In 1884, the Ohio River washed away 2,000 homes. In 1913, an even worse flood swept down the river. People labeled it the "granddaddy" of all floods. Little did they know there was worse yet to come. In 1937, raging floodwaters inundated thousands of houses, businesses, factories, and farms in a half dozen states, drove one million people from their homes, claimed nearly 400 lives, and recorded $500 million in damages. Adding to the misery was the fact that the disaster came during the depths of the Depression, when many families were already struggling. Images of America: The Great Ohio River Flood of 1937 brings together 200 vintage images that offer readers a look at one of the darkest chapters in the region's history.

Author : Rick Bell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Floods
ISBN : 1884532829

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The Great Flood of 1937 by Rick Bell Pdf

"Like San Francisco's earthquake and Baltimore's fire, the flood of 1937 became a Louisville benchmark; modern Louisville started with it." So said Harper's Weekly, and most historians agree. Seventy years ago, in January 1937, the Ohio River flooded in biblical proportions. Like New Orleans after Katrina, two-thirds of the city of Louisville, Kentucky was under water. But the citizens of Louisville, under the inspired leadership of Mayor Neville Miller, fought through the hardships and the challenges of the city's worst natural disaster to overcome extraordinary tragedy to save their city. This is the complete story of those heroic days. Through historic photographs, maps, log books, diaries and personal recollections, author Rick Bell re-creates, in thrilling detail, the magnitude of the devastation and the totality of the city's eventual triumph--Amazon

Author : David Welky
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226887180

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The Thousand-Year Flood by David Welky Pdf

In the early days of 1937, the Ohio River, swollen by heavy winter rains, began rising. And rising. And rising. By the time the waters crested, the Ohio and Mississippi had climbed to record heights. Nearly four hundred people had died, while a million more had run from their homes. The deluge caused more than half a billion dollars of damage at a time when the Great Depression still battered the nation. Timed to coincide with the flood's seventy-fifth anniversary, The Thousand-Year Flood is the first comprehensive history of one of the most destructive disasters in American history. David Welky first shows how decades of settlement put Ohio valley farms and towns at risk and how politicians and planners repeatedly ignored the dangers. Then he tells the gripping story of the river's inexorable rise: residents fled to refugee camps and higher ground, towns imposed martial law, prisoners rioted, Red Cross nurses endured terrifying conditions, and FDR dispatched thousands of relief workers. In a landscape fraught with dangers—from unmoored gas tanks that became floating bombs to powerful currents of filthy floodwaters that swept away whole towns—people hastily raised sandbag barricades, piled into overloaded rowboats, and marveled at water that stretched as far as the eye could see. In the flood's aftermath, Welky explains, New Deal reformers, utopian dreamers, and hard-pressed locals restructured not only the flood-stricken valleys, but also the nation's relationship with its waterways, changes that continue to affect life along the rivers to this day. A striking narrative of danger and adventure—and the mix of heroism and generosity, greed and pettiness that always accompany disaster—The Thousand-Year Flood breathes new life into a fascinating yet little-remembered American story.

Author : Geoff Williams
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781639361380

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Washed Away by Geoff Williams Pdf

The incredible story of a flood of near-biblical proportions -- its destruction, its heroes and victims, and how it shaped America's natural-disaster policies for the next century. The storm began March 23, 1913, with a series of tornadoes that killed 150 people and injured 400. Then the freezing rains started and the flooding began. It continued for days. Some people drowned in their attics, others on the roads when they tried to flee. It was the nation's most widespread flood ever—more than 700 people died, hundreds of thousands of homes and buildings were destroyed, and millions were left homeless. The destruction extended far beyond the Ohio valley to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and Vermont. Fourteen states in all, and every major and minor river east of the Mississippi. In the aftermath, flaws in America's natural disaster response system were exposed, echoing today's outrage over Katrina. People demanded change. Laws were passed, and dams were built. Teams of experts vowed to develop flood control techniques for the region and stop flooding for good. So far those efforts have succeeded. It is estimated that in the Miami Valley alone, nearly 2,000 floods have been prevented, and the same methods have been used as a model for flood control nationwide and around the world.

Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Louisville District
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Flood control
ISBN : OSU:32435015013741

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Flood Plain Information by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Louisville District Pdf

Author : Steven J. Rolfes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Cincinnati (Ohio)
ISBN : 1941083021

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Cincinnati Under Water by Steven J. Rolfes Pdf

Author : Trudy E. Bell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 0738551791

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The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 by Trudy E. Bell Pdf

Beginning on Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913, torrential rains across the Midwest dropped a record three months of rainfall in four days. Floodwaters funneled down Ohio's Miami Valley into the heart of the vibrant industrial city of Dayton. Levees burst, houses were swept away, and downtown was gutted by fires blazing from broken gas mains. At the end of Easter week, nearly 100 Daytonians had perished, and tens of thousands more were left homeless and destitute--a tragedy that made banner headlines in newspapers nationwide. Out of Dayton's ashes and mud rose fierce public resolve never again to suffer such destruction. The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 reproduces some 200 astounding photographs from the collections of the Dayton Metro Library and the Miami Conservancy District and the archives of the National Cash Register Company at Dayton History. They portray the terrifying flood, monumental destruction, heroic rescues, and compassionate leadership that occurred during the disaster and its immediate aftermath, as well as the pioneering flood-control engineering that has kept Dayton safe ever since.

Author : Kathy Cannon Wiechman
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781629798042

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Not on Fifth Street by Kathy Cannon Wiechman Pdf

It’s 1937 and a storm is brewing over the town of Ironton, Ohio, and in the home of Pete and Gus Brinkmeyer. The two teenage brothers, once close, struggle with the growing differences in their relationship. Gus is the older and more cerebral brother, a romantic who falls for a girl his family does not approve of. He is also jealous of their father’s seeming favoritism toward Pete, the more practical and physical brother. Pete struggles with the loss of his brother’s friendship as Gus’s jealousy and involvement with the girl drive a wedge between the two. When the Ohio River floods their town and the brothers are separated, each must discover his own strengths to survive and ultimately heal the fracture. Celebrated historical novelist Kathy Wiechman looks into her own family’s history to create unforgettable characters caught up in a catastrophic, life-changing event. Includes an extensive author’s note outlining the history behind the story.

Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Huntiongton District
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Floodplains
ISBN : OSU:32435032314460

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Flood Plain Information by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Huntiongton District Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
ISBN : OCLC:1424964752

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The Flood of 1937 by Anonim Pdf

A scrapbook of newspaper articles from Cincinnati area newspapers covering the Ohio River flood and cleanup that took place Jan. 22-March 10, 1937. Scrapbook is made of blue binding with "Scrap book" printed in white lettering and newspaper clipping affixed to front cover. Bound with blue shoelace binding.

Author : Michael C. Robinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Ohio River
ISBN : UVA:X030448315

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History of Navigation in the Ohio River Basin by Michael C. Robinson Pdf

Author : United States. Federal Insurance Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Flood forecasting
ISBN : MINN:31951D03450280D

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Flood Insurance Study by United States. Federal Insurance Administration Pdf

Author : Carmel Lile
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0997420723

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A Winter's Flood by Carmel Lile Pdf

Louisville, Ky., January, 1937. A city recovering from the desperate days of the Depression faces a record flood that forces two-thirds of its citizens from their homes. Blended with humor and mystery, this dramatic tale follows a young couple as their lives, and the lives of their neighbors, are forever changed by the devastating flood.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Meteorology
ISBN : IND:30000099520078

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Monthly Weather Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Leland R. Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Ohio River
ISBN : UCR:31210023606146

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The Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by Leland R. Johnson Pdf