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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Bridge Wreckage and Repair Photographs

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Title	Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Bridge Wreckage and Repair Photographs
Subject	Transportation Geography and Natural Resources Climate and Weather Floods Bridges Automobiles Railroads
Place	Marietta (Ohio) Washington County (Ohio)
Description	Two photographs depict the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge in Marietta, Ohio following the 1913 flood. The first photograph shows the damage caused by the floodwaters, while the second shows the structure under repair. The photographs measure 6.5" by 13.5 (16.5 by 34 cm). In late March 1913, an unusually heavy rainstorm moved into Ohio. It rained steadily for five days and the streams throughout the state rose rapidly. By the third day of the downpour, levees were overtopped and many towns suffered disastrous flooding. Nearly every riverside city had flooding. Great fires that raged unchecked added to the destruction and the loss of life. When the flood waters receded, the destruction was staggering. Tons of mud and debris covered the streets, homes, businesses and factories. The buildings in the heart of the town were either burned or swept away and the bridges were gone. There was no fuel to dry the houses or warm the people. In Marietta, 984 families lived in the flooded part of the city affecting 6,000 people. Property loss in Marietta was estimated at more than $1 million. Statewide the death toll stood at 361 and property damages were well over $100,000,000 and 65,000 were forced to temporarily leave their homes. Since the 1913 flood, most of the small communities along the Muskingum River have seen a slow and steady decline in population and economic growth. By 1933, Ohio approved the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, headquartered in New Philadelphia. The district built 14 dams, creating 14 reservoirs in the upper Muskingum River Valley. The conservancy district controls the 16,000 acres of water and 38,000 acres of land.
Date of Original	1913
Collection	S. Durward Hoag Collection
Source	Audiovisual material
Submitting Institution	Washington County Public Library
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
Type	StillImage
Format	picture

Title	Om2168_2744995_014
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	Om2168_2744995_014.tif
Image Height	2562
Image Width	3792
File Size	3186.57 KB

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