cincylibrary:January 26th,1937, the Ohio River’s gauge levels reached 79.9 feet in Cincinnati. 25 fe
cincylibrary:January 26th,1937, the Ohio River’s gauge levels reached 79.9 feet in Cincinnati. 25 feethigher than flood stage and the highest in the city’s history. 12 square milesof the city’s area was flooded including structures like Crosley Field andConey Island. Damage stretched beyond Cincinnati, affecting areas fromPittsburgh to Illinois. 385 people died, one million were left homeless, 100thousand of which were from the Cincinnati area, and property damage reached500 million. Federal and state aid were stretched at the time as the disasteroccurred during the depths of the Great Depression. To see more local images ofthe 1937 flood, check out our Digital Library! -- source link