Improvisation
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The New Albany Fire Department used a makeshift barge to transport one of its firetrucks at the height of the flood.
Image courtesy of New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Digital Collection
This file appears in: Great Flood of 1937
Great Flood of 1937
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…