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The Great Flood of 1913 severely affected Columbus, Ohio. The area most affected was Franklinton, also known as the Bottoms, for its low elevation near the Scioto River. Among many infrastructure projects, a 7.2-mile floodwall was built from 1993 to 2004 to protect most of Franklinton from flooding.
Franklinton is a neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, just west of its downtown. Settled in 1797, Franklinton is the first American settlement in Franklin County , and was the county seat until 1824. As the city of Columbus grew, the city annexed and incorporated the existing settlement in 1859.
The river rat theme alludes to the many floods, including the Great Flood of 1913, that plagued the area until a floodwall was constructed between Franklinton and the nearby Scioto River. [ 24 ] The new station building was designed by Harris Architects, built to complement the neighboring station building.
Part of McKinley Avenue in Columbus' Franklinton neighborhood will be closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday for a scheduled flood wall exercise.
Ludlow Street in Dayton, Ohio The Great Flood in Hamilton, Ohio. Between March 23 and 25, heavy rains and rising waters from the Great Miami River burst levees on Dayton's south side and flooded 14 square miles (36 km 2) of the city. Dayton's downtown streets experienced water 10 feet (3.0 m) deep. [8]
April 18, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Firefighters cut a hole in a burning truck that reportly contains litium ion batteries. The fire is at a business in the 1600 block of McKinley Ave. Thursday ...
An X user who was driving from Lima and passing through Logan took pictures of the extensive damage. In the post on X, he said authorities told him that he had missed a tornado "by about 2 minutes."
The 1945 flood of the Ohio River was the second-worst in Louisville, Kentucky, history after the one in 1937 and caused the razing of the entire waterfront district of the neighborhood of Portland. Afterwards, flood walls were erected around the city to 3 feet (0.91 m) above the highest level of the '37 flood.