Natural
Disasters
Occurring in Shelby County
If you have any
pictures,
stories, newspaper articles, etc. (about floods, tornadoes...anything)
to add, please let me know.
U.S.
Epidemic
History
Epidemics
in
Ohio
Early
Ohio Floods ~ pdf file
1918
Spanish
Influenza Epidemic
February 17-18, 1910 Statewide
Snow Storm
Most of Ohio received 10 to 20
inches and winds of 40 mph created drifts 10 feet deep.
See
pictures and read more at the Ohio History site.
Articles
in the Lima News about the Blizzard
March 25, 1913 Flood
Map
of areas affected by the flood
Picture
of Homes alomg South Main Avenue in Sidney
Picture
of a rescue party in Sidney
Picture
of Flood waters on S. Main Avenue in front of Holy Angels Catholic
Church
Picture
of Court Street looking east to river from Main street
Picture
North street looking east at bridge across the Great Miami River
Picture
of S. Main avenue looking south from South street
Picture
of South Ohio Avenue in Sidney
Picture
of a Rescue party on South Miami Ave
Picture
taken from North Street showing the flooded houses on East Poplar street
Picture
looking south from Court street on Miami Ave
Picture
looking east on Poplar street w/the old Farmers 10 cents barn located
on
the right
Picture
of Ohio Street
Picture of a house in Sidney
Picture
of E. Court St. in Sidney
Misc.
Picture of Flood
Picture
of the Rear of Oldham Flats on East Court St. in Sidney
Picture
of Court St. & Miami
Misc.
Picture of Flood
Picture
of the aftermath
Picture
of Popular & Miami
January
12, 1918 Statewide Blizzard
Much of Ohio paralyzed at snow drifts are 10 to 15 feet
deep.
See
pictures and read more at the Ohio History site.
Articles
in the Lima Daily News
about the Blizzard
1978
Statewide Blizzard
See
pictures, newsreels and read more at the Ohio History site.
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