Flood Diary

ID: 1167 ~ Source: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collection ~ Creator: Marion Groh, Diary ~ Date: 1937

This file appears in: Great Flood of 1937

Marion Groh waited out the flood at 2010 East Elm Street with several family members and close friends. His fourteen-page "Flood Diary" is a valuable account of the disaster.

Image courtesy of New Albany-Floyd Public Library Digital Collections.

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…