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left of the hanging “Hardware” sign. Another hanging sign advertises “M. Johnson Beauty
Shoppe.” All normal business activities along Sixteenth Street were halted by the high water
and then the post-flood cleanup. Significantly, no lives were lost in Ashland because of the
flood. (Courtesy Charles R. Nichols.)
This view of the flooded intersection of Winchester Avenue and Fifteenth Street looks north
toward the Ohio River. Look closely just under the streetlight on the left to see a man mak-
ing his way through the water. A deserted truck can be seen parked at the right. If the
truck's driver had tried venturing out of the downtown, he would have found U.S. 60 and
U.S. 23 blocked by high water. (Courtesy Charles R. Nichols.)
