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The Great Flood of 1913


Flood of 1913 in Ohio - Chillicothe Gazette

By any measurement, the Flood of 1913 was the most significant catastrophe in Ohio's history. One that left an indelible mark on ...

Indiana History - Boone County Historical Society

The Great Flood of 1913. The rain that began on Easter Sunday in 1913, triggered one of the worst floods in Indiana history. The Indianapolis Star reported ...

Great Flood of 1913 - The Columbus Dispatch

The flood destroyed nearly 500 buildings in Columbus and damaged more than 4,000 as 15 to 20 feet of water inundated areas west of the Scioto ...

Remembering the “Great Flood of 1913” - Scioto Valley Guardian

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio --- March 23, 2023, marks the 110th anniversary of the "Great Flood of 1913", a catastrophic event that caused widespread ...

D.J. Angus and The Great Flood of 1913

Archival photograph collections are filled with glimpses into everyday life and, occasionally, historic events. The Great Flood of 1913 ...

Great Flood of 1913 - Dayton Vistas

On this date in 1913, the Great Flood was in full swing in Dayton. On Tuesday, March 25, continuing heavy rains caused the levees to burst and send torrents of ...

Great Flood of 1913 Archives - Richland Source

Archived newspaper clips describe details of devastation and destruction from the Great Flood of 1913, which claimed an estimated 450 lives in Ohio.

The Great Miami River and The Flood of 1913 - Clio

This 170 mile long river has had many stories of disasters, one of them dates back to 1913 when mass amounts of rainfall built up in late March. This caused the ...

Flood in Delaware, Ohio, 1913

On the Olentangy River, the city of Delaware, Ohio, earned the high-water record for the 1913 flood, breaking the old record by more than fifteen feet. A wall ...

Columbus and the Great Flood of 1913 - Barnes & Noble

Beginning on Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913, Columbus and the Ohio Valley endured a downpour that would produce the largest flood in one hundred years.

Indiana and the Great Flood of 1913 By Nancy M. Germano

The great flood of 1913 ravaged much of the Midwest, including Indiana, where it killed around two hundred people and inflicted $20 million in damage.

Great Flood of 1913, Dayton, Ohio - Album alb3805740

Great Flood of 1913, Dayton, Ohio. Aftermath of flood, including dead horses, in Dayton, Ohio, March 1913.

The Albany 1913 Flood: The Possible Consequences for the ...

On Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913 very heavy rains fell across New York State. The Genesee River flooded downtown Rochester with six feet of ...

Columbus and the Great Flood of 1913: The Disaster That ...

Columbus and the Great Flood of 1913: The Disaster That Reshaped the Ohio Valley : Hinds, Architect Professor Conrade C: Amazon.sg: Books.

the great flood of 1913 strikes ohio river valley - Hur Herald

The valley between Zanesville and Marietta became a surging lake, which picked up buildings and everything movable and carried them along with ...

Flood Poles - Historic Homes of Defiance

Three Flood Poles sit at the confluence of the Maumee and Auglaize Rivers. They mark three of the highest floods recorded since 1913.

how the Great Flood of 1913, America's most widespread natural ...

In this book the author tells the story of a flood of near biblical proportions; its destruction, its heroes and victims, and how it shaped America's ...

Great Flood of 1913 - Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District

It's been exactly 100 years since The Great Flood of 1913 in Ohio. The Muskingum River Watershed, devastated like much of the state from that flood that led to ...

Flashback Minis: The Great Flood of 1913 | By The Business Journal

One of the most wide spread natural disasters in the country which affected more than 14 states was the great flood of 1913.

1913 Flood in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana on Allen ...

... the Great Flood of 1913 here in Fort Wayne. It is in one of the big boxes of flat maps here in The Genealogy Center if you would like to take a closer look.


Great Flood of 1913

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The Great Flood of 1913 occurred between March 23 and March 26, after major rivers in the central and eastern United States flooded from runoff and several days of heavy rain. Related deaths and damage in the United States were widespread and extensive.