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were badly flooded. Even so, special C&O trains brought hundreds of flood refuges to Ash-
land from nearby communities. (Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.)
The building at the right in this photograph has housed Ashland's newspaper, the Independ-
ent, since 1902. It stands just a couple of blocks north of the Ohio River and so was badly
flooded in 1937, the only time publication of the paper was suspended. Until local opera-
tions could resume, the Independent was printed on the presses of the Big Sandy News in
Louisa, Kentucky. At left is the Ashland City Building. (Courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engin-
eers.)
