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Downtown Huntington, West Virginia, during the Great Flood of 1937. The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Illinois, 385 people died, one million people were left homeless and property losses reached $500 million ($10.2 billion when adjusted for inflation as of September 2022).
From a 1939 flood that killed 79 people, to a 1997 flood that affected 50,000 homes in just one city, here are some of the past major flooding events in Kentucky. ... A flood in 1937 indundated ...
Louisville during the Ohio River flood of 1936; the following year's flood was even worse. On March 28, 1936, the river reached a level of 60.6 feet, flooding parts of the city. [48] In late January and February 1937, a month of heavy rain throughout the Ohio River Valley prompted what became remembered as the "Great Flood of '37".
Bounded by Broadway, Louis Coleman Jr. Drive, Ohio River, the southern boundary of Chickasaw Park and the Paducah and Louisville Railroad 38°14′48″N 85°49′15″W / 38.2468°N 85.8209°W / 38.2468; -85.8209 ( Chickasaw Neighborhood Historic
This image shows refugees from the flood at the Louisville Armory (now Louisville Gardens), Sixth and (then) Walnut Street. 1937 flood in downtown Louisville. Intersection of Fourth and Broadway.
Fontaine Ferry Park, an early amusement park located at the end of Market Street from 1905 to 1969, was restricted to whites, with the exception of "negro days" which was a common occurrence for opening segregated facilities limited to whites in the south. The park was integrated in 1963 and operated without incident until opening day 1969 when ...
Highland Park was a city near and eventually neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, that was razed as a part of the expansion of Louisville International Airport Its boundaries were roughly the CSX railroad tracks to the west, and what would become the Kentucky State Fair & Exposition Center and the airport on all other sides ...
First Presbyterian Church, 160 Broadway, Hazard, KY 41701 Floyd County Community Center, 7199 KY-80, Langley, KY 41645 If you have been impacted by the recent flash floods, call 1-800-733-2767.