Download or read book Washed Away written by Geoff Williams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The incredible story of a flood of near-biblical proportions -- its destruction, its heroes and victims, and how it shaped America's natural-disaster policies for the next century. The storm began March 23, 1913, with a series of tornadoes that killed 150 people and injured 400. Then the freezing rains started and the flooding began. It continued for days. Some people drowned in their attics, others on the roads when they tried to flee. It was the nation's most widespread flood ever—more than 700 people died, hundreds of thousands of homes and buildings were destroyed, and millions were left homeless. The destruction extended far beyond the Ohio valley to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and Vermont. Fourteen states in all, and every major and minor river east of the Mississippi. In the aftermath, flaws in America's natural disaster response system were exposed, echoing today's outrage over Katrina. People demanded change. Laws were passed, and dams were built. Teams of experts vowed to develop flood control techniques for the region and stop flooding for good. So far those efforts have succeeded. It is estimated that in the Miami Valley alone, nearly 2,000 floods have been prevented, and the same methods have been used as a model for flood control nationwide and around the world.
Download or read book The Indianapolis Flood of 1913 written by Edith Habbe and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indiana and the Great Flood of 1913 written by Nancy M. Germano and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indiana suffered enormous losses in the Great Flood of 1913, yet this disaster is largely forgotten. The combined tornado and flood barreled through Terre Haute, killing more than twenty. In Peru, 114 miles away, the circus lost most of its animals in the storm. At the southwestern corner of the state, a "sea of water," as local papers put it, washed over Evansville, turning streets into canals. In the capital, levee failures left hundreds homeless and vulnerable to disease and famine. Pulling from archival photographs, newspapers and local accounts, Dr. Nancy M. Germano shares stories from across the state to reveal how Indiana's history of settlement and development contributed to one of the state's worst disasters.
Download or read book The Flood of 1913 in the Lower White River Region of Indiana written by Halbert Pleasant Bybee and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A View of the Valley written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explores the shared history of West Indianapolis and the White River and reveals an interdependent, yet conflicted, relationship between the people and the river. This relationship was part of a broader set of attitudes that natural resources were unlimited and that humans must master the landscape. From the founding of Indianapolis in 1821 until the flood of 1913, a series of uncoordinated human actions related to settlement and growth of the city took place. Despite noble intentions of progress and improvement, the cumulative effect of these actions resulted in unintended and undesired consequences in the form of a flood disaster in 1913, an unhealthy environment in West Indianapolis, and a negative identity for that community. One might argue that these results occurred because nineteenth century settlers in the Indianapolis area lacked an understanding of the nature of rivers or that scientists had not yet proven the germ theory. As shown in this study, however, the historical sources support an argument that the relationship between the people and the river dictated the fate of the river and the community of West Indianapolis, which suffered significant damage when White River overflowed its banks in the "Great Flood" of 1913.
Download or read book 1913 Flood West Indianapolis Indiana 523 Coffey St written by Adeline Claghorn Haine and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Flood of 1913 in the Lower White River Region of Indiana written by Carl H. Eigenmann and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Indianapolis Flood written by Indianapolis General Relief Committee for Flood Sufferers and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Indianapolis Flood March 25 1913 written by Indianapolis General Relief Committee for Flood Sufferers and published by . This book was released on 1914* with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Columbus and the Great Flood of 1913 written by Conrade C. Hinds and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning on Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913, Columbus and the Ohio Valley endured a downpour that would produce the largest flood in one hundred years. Heavy rains came on the heels of an especially cold winter, resulting in a torrent of runoff over saturated and frozen ground. Rivers and streams quickly overflowed and levees failed, sending tsunami-like floodwater into unsuspecting communities and claiming four hundred lives. There were ninety-six deaths in Columbus alone when the swollen Scioto River emptied water that ran nine to seventeen feet deep through the streets of the near west side. Join Conrade C. Hinds and the Columbus Landmarks Foundation in a closer look at a flood disaster that reshaped the American Midwest.
Download or read book The Time of Heroes written by Patrick R. Pearsey and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-07 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The worst flood in the history of Indianapolis occurred March 25-27, 1913. Large portions of the city were under 10 feet of water. When collapsed bridges cut off the west side of town, Captain George V. Coffin and a handful of Indianapolis Police officers found themselves with 7,000 homeless people to rescue, feed and clothe. What they did that week moved the city to enshrine them on a Flood Roll of Honor.Using the stories from the Indianapolis Star and News, author Patrick Pearsey has built an hourly record of the rescues, the tragic deaths and the men and women who became heroes in this catastrophe. This book is illustrated with dozens of photographs, some never before published.
Download or read book Flood Photographs 1913 written by Harry O. Williams and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of twenty-seven photographs depicting the 1913 flood of the Illinois Central Railroad yard, offices, nearby streets and homes in Indianapolis, Indiana. The photographs were taken by Harry O. Williams, former employee of the Illinois Central Railroad.
Download or read book Story of the Great Flood and Cyclone Disasters Aerica s Greatest Calamity written by Thomas Herbert Russell and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book West Indianapolis White River Flood of 1913 written by West Indianapolis Neighborhood Congress and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calendar with photographs of the White River flood of 1913.
Download or read book The Floods of 1913 in the Rivers of the Ohio and Lower Mississippi Valleys written by Alfred Judson Henry and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Twelve Views of the Indianapolis Flood of March 1913 written by and published by . This book was released on 191? with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The 1913 Flood and how it was Met by a Railroad written by Lewis S. Bigelow and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
