Author: Citizens' Relief Committee (Pittsburgh, Pa.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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The Flood of 1884 in the Ohio Valley
Author: Citizens' Relief Committee (Pittsburgh, Pa.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Disaster relief
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The Great Ohio River Flood of 1937
Author: James E. CastoPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439622981
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
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.
The Floods of 1913 in the Rivers of the Ohio and Lower Mississippi Valleys
Author: Alfred Judson HenryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
The Great Flood of 1884 in the Ohio Valley. the Rise and Fall of the Waters from Pittsburgh to Cairo ... Together with Useful and Important Informatio
Author: John L. VanCePublisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781290674607
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
The Great Flood of 1884 in the Ohio Valley
Author: John L. VancePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 137
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The Thousand-Year Flood
Author: David WelkyPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226887189
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
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.
The Floods of the Mississippi River
Author: William StarlingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floods
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Water-supply Paper
Author: The Great Flood of 1884 in the Ohio Valley. The Rise and Fall of the Waters from Pittsburgh to Cairo
Author: John L. VancePublisher:
ISBN: 9783337115289
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Development of Water Resources in Appalachia: Project analyses
Author: United States. Office of Appalachian StudiesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Appalachian Region
Languages : en
Pages : 638
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