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Relief After The 1937 Flood

The Ohio River flooded in January 1937, causing considerable damage from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Cairo, Illinois. The Tennessee Valley Authority provided assistance to the flood relief efforts in Paducah, Kentucky and Memphis, Tennessee. The records selected are an excerpt from the daily log of T.B. Parker, TVA's Chief Engineer.

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Subject
Disaster Relief | Floods

Creator
Records of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Record Group 142

Source
Office of Engineering, Design, and Construction Project Histories and Reports, 1937-1974

Date
January 22, 1937 - January 29, 1937

Rights
National Archives at Atlanta

Format
Textual Document, 11 pages

Identifier
National Archives Identifier 890185

Coverage
Paducah (Ky.) | Memphis (Tenn.) | Ohio River

Original Format
Paper
Tags
Floods | Kentucky | Tennessee
 

 

 

 

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