The Ohio River reached its highest point in recorded history, 79.99 feet, on January 26, 1937. Author and University of Central Arkansas Associate Professor David Welky wrote a definitive book on the tragedy, The Thousand Year Flood: The Ohio-Mississippi disaster of 1937. He talks about the flood's devastation to the region, and why some of it could have been avoided.
The Flood of 1937 with Author David Welky
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Book by David Welky details the 1937 flood and what it did to the Ohio Valley.
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Author David Welky
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Union Terminal during the height of the flood
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
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The Ohio River during the '37 flood
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
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Suspension Bridge
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County