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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...
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    The Great Dayton Flood of 1913, part of the Great Flood of 1913, resulted from flooding by the Great Miami River reaching Dayton, Ohio, and the surrounding...
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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...
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  • locally as the Great Flood of 1889 1910 Great Flood of Paris, a January 1910 flooding of the River Seine Great Flood of 1913, a natural disaster in Indiana...
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    The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States, with 27,000 square miles (70,000 km2) inundated...
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    have flooded on numerous occasions. This is a list of major floods. Hernando de Soto's party was passing through a village at the confluence of the Mississippi...
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  • May 6, 2007. Frank Passic. "The Great Flood of 1908". Retrieved on May 6, 2007. "The Rivers". The Great Flood of 1913, 100 Years Later. Silver Jackets...
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    The Great Lakes Storm of 1913, historically referred to as the Big Blow, the Freshwater Fury and the White Hurricane, was a blizzard with hurricane-force...
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  • central Europe killing more than 1200 people. The Great Flood of 1913, which included the Great Dayton Flood, killed 650 people and destroyed 20,000 homes...
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    On March 23, 1913—Easter Sunday—a devastating tornado outbreak affected the northern Great Plains and sections of the Upper Midwest, lasting approximately...
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    of the town was damaged during a flood in 1912 but was quickly rebuilt. However, the town was once again devastated in 1913 during the Great Flood of...
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    town even had its own locomotive station; at least up until the Great Flood of 1913, which wiped out the entire town and left buildings, homes, and debris...
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    National Register of Historic Places. In the spring of 1913, the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River valleys were ravaged by Great Flood of 1913. During a three-day...
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    Lebanon, Ohio from 1830 to 1852 when flooding on Shaker Run destroyed the branch. The Great Flood of 1913 destroyed most of the Miami and Erie in the area....
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    built, the Great Flood of 1913 swept through Ludlow, damaging many attractions. Just nine days after the motordrome's opening on July 30, 1913, tragedy...
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    interest. On March 25, 1913, the Great Flood of 1913 devastated the neighborhood of Franklinton, leaving over 90 people dead and thousands of West Side residents...
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    was one of the cities that suffered severe flooding during the Great Dayton Flood of 1913. Piqua is nestled in a sweeping "S" bend of the Great Miami River...
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    been in operation since 1824. Troy was one of the cities affected by severe flooding in the Great Flood of 1913. In 1970, the Troy Historical Society published...
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    721 workers out of a job. In 1913, parts of Mansfield were flooded when the Great Flood of 1913 brought 3 to 8 inches (76 to 203 mm) of rainfall across...
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    town was destroyed in the Great Flood of 1913. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.96 square miles (2.49 km2)...
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    Synagogue website, retrieved November 4, 2008. Silver Jackets. "The Great Flood of 1913. Community Profiles: Hamilton, Ohio". Midwestern Regional Climate...
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    mark. The city was also struck by the Great Flood of 1913. The Phelps' Button factory flooded leaving many out of work and many other families were forced...
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    of the Indianapolis 500, held May 30, 1911, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Indianapolis was one of the hardest hit cities in the Great Flood of 1913...
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    Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society: 6. "The Great Flood of 1913, 100 Years Later: Other Weather Events in 1913". Silver Jackets. 2013. Retrieved July 29...
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    struck the town are the Great Flood of 1913, an interurban wreck on the courthouse square in 1919,: 126  and the Goeke fire of 1967. The fire, which began...
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  • Lyles Station, Indiana (category Communities of Southwestern Indiana)
    farming community never fully recovered from the Great Flood of 1913, which destroyed much of the town. Most of its residents left for economic reasons, seeking...
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    use of his name but lost in court. In March 1913, the circus lost 8 elephants, 21 lions and tigers and 8 performing horses in the Great Flood of 1913. That...
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    Roy Rogers (category Country Music Hall of Fame inductees)
    purchased land on which they planned to build a house, but instead the Great Flood of 1913 enabled them to move the houseboat onto their property and continue...
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    Paddle Club located at Marshall and what is now Highway 141. In the Great Flood of 1913, the main bridge was destroyed along with several factories causing...
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    Roscoe Village (Coshocton, Ohio) (category National Register of Historic Places in Coshocton County, Ohio)
    the location of the original Ohio and Erie Canal bed. Until the great flood of 1913, the canals continued to operate, but the coming of the railroads...
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