1884, 1905, 1913, & 1937 Flood Scenes
1884, 1905, 1913, &
1937 Flood Scenes
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Flood Levels from the Various Maysville Floods |
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| Year | Flood Level |
| 1884 | 66.9 ft |
| 1913 | 67.8 ft |
| 1937 | 75.4 ft |
2nd and Market in the 1884 Flood
The Big Kanawha, destroyed in Ice, 1905 and the 1884 Flood
Looking South from Forrest Avenue, 1909
Market Street, 1913
left, East Street, 1913 Flood
center, Second and Market, 1913 Flood
right, Market Street, 1913 Flood
Porter Funeral Home in the 1937 Flood
Maysville in the 1937 Flood
1937 Flood in Maysville
1937
1937 Flood Scenes
How much greater was the '37 flood than its predecessors?
March 12, 1964, Maysville
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What are we to make of this? It's a view from "Forrest Avenue in Maysville" of a flood. Except there is no Forrest Avenue in Maysville. And there's a railroad on the wrong side of the river. Maybe Maysville, maybe bad quality control in 1910 in the postcard biz. |
