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Flood damages in New Albany estimated at $15,000,000.

Newspaper article from the New Albany Tribune about the Floyd County Court House Records not damaged by the flood.

Gladys Sturgeon, a New Albany native, was interviewed by Eugenia Mock in 1987 about her experience during the 1937 flood. Sturgeon recalls how her family worked for a local food store chain based out of Louisville that, when flooded, totally cut her…

Interview with Martin Varner on January 30, 1987. Varner, a New Albany native, discusses his experiences and role during the 1937 flood and cleanup efforts. Varner also recalls how the rain “poured” for twenty-one days and nights and how this flood…

A chronological account of the 1937 flood, accompanied by photographs.

Front page of the New Albany Tribune from January 22, 1937: the first day of the flood.

Front page of the New Albany Tribune from January 21, 1937; the day before the 1937 flood began.

Streets and sewers of the city were damaged $38,000 as a result of the flood, according to a report made Saturday by City Engineer Michael M. Boland to United States engineers. The report of the damages was made in connection with the federal…

Undoing the work of the 1937 flood was the job assigned to six W.P.A. employees last September when the City decided to have its records put back in shape....until last September very little effort was made to file or bind the records - some going…

Reminiscences of several people who were living here during the Ohio River Flood of 1937, including story of brandy bottle filled with flood water kept by William B. Strong and given to Nancy Gibson after his death. includes photo of bottle and of…