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Title	Shreve During 1913 the Flood Photographs
Subject	Transportation Climate and Weather Railroads Floods
Place	Shreve (Ohio) Wayne County (Ohio)
Description	In the last week of March 1913, floodwaters were found all over Wayne County. Communications with other parts of Ohio were very limited. Travel via train and interurban car line was impossible. Roads, bridges, and dams were washed out. These two photographs of the Pennsylvania Railroad show the problems that those in Wayne County had to contend with during the flood. The first image measures 6.5" by 10" (16.5 by 25.4 cm); the second measures 3.5" by 5" (8.9 by 12.7 cm). Shreve was one of the least-effected villages in Wayne County, since it was located on a hill. Doylestown was completely surrounded by water. In Applecreek, train tracks were washed out and the East Union railroad bridge was destroyed. Burbank residents had to move to the second floors of their homes because floodwaters were on the rise. Redick's Dam in Wooster was washed out. In late March 1913, an unusually heavy rainstorm moved into Ohio. It rained steadily for five days and the streams all over Ohio rose rapidly. By the third day of the downpour, levees were overtopped and many towns suffered disastrous flooding. Great fires that raged unchecked added to the destruction and the loss of life. When the flood waters receded, tons of mud and debris covered the streets, homes, businesses and factories. The death toll stood at 361. Property damages were well over $100,000,000 and 65,000 were forced to temporarily leave their homes.
Creator	VanNiman, Fred
Date of Original	March, 1913
Collection	Shreve Area History
Source	Audiovisual material
Submitting Institution	Wayne County Public Library - Shreve Branch
Type	StillImage
Format	picture

Title	Om2666_2517044_001
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om2666_2517044_001.tif
Image Height	3022
Image Width	4742
File Size	1959.865 KB

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