On this episode we will discuss my great hometown disaster, the Great Dayton Flood of 1913, which took place in Dayton, Ohio and actually devastated many parts of southern Ohio. The levees at the Great Miami River broke on March 25,1913, places tens of thousands of lives in danger, destroying homes and businesses, and taking hundreds of lives. I grew up learning about this disaster as a kid so it's been the main disaster in my life, and I've seen many of the buildings in our downtown that survived it. Come along for the ride as we talk about who survived, who didn't, highlight the heroes in the community, and talk about how this disaster led to a successful plan of flood prevention for this area.
Here are the resources I used to research this episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Dayton_Flood
https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/one-dayton-flood-twins-dies/vZXLiJWSsB7kt4zAhFdDYI/
https://www.history.com/news/great-flood-1913
https://wrightbrothershistory.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-1913-dayton-flood-and-wright-family.html
Books:
Grand Eccentrics by Mark Bernstein
Through Flood, Through Fire by Curt Dalton
A Time of Terror by Allen W. Eckert
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