Boats and Tow Truck on Woodrow Avenue

ID: 1164 ~ Source: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collection ~ Date: 1937

This file appears in: Great Flood of 1937

Residents used boats for transportation once the rain ended and flood waters began to subside.
Image courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collection

This file appears in: Great Flood of 1937

Great Flood of 1937

By Ashley Slavey, Megan Simms, Wes Cunningham, Eric Brumfield & Katy Morrison

The Ohio River flood of 1937 is one of the greatest disasters in American history. Heavy rain began falling in the Louisville area on January 9 and continued with only brief interludes until January 23. Combined with runoff from melting snow, the…