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the Ohio left its banks in 1937. Here is a view of flooded Madison Avenue. U.S. Coast
Guard crews and boats from New Jersey and northern Illinois reported for rescue duty and
then, once the worst crisis was over, moved on down the river to stricken Louisville.
On January 18, 1937, the Weather Bureau predicted that the Ohio River at Louisville, Ken-
tucky, would crest at about 36 or 37 feet (9 feet over flood stage). But the rains continued
for another week. When the crest finally came on January 27, the river stood at a record-
breaking 57.1 feet, and most of Louisville was underwater. Shown here is a flooded Broad-
way, looking west from Fourth Street. The U.S. Post Office and Federal Building can be
seen at right center.
