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Floodwaters reach the road running out of Cairo during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Men travel by boat out of Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Several boats travel out of Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Residents walk through floodwaters near loaded boats headed out of Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Ariel view of a crowd gathered on the Outer Drive Bridge on the day of the bridge's dedication. Although construction began in 1929, the opening of the Outer Drive Bridge in Chicago did not occur until 1937, when President Franklin Roosevelt visited…

Floodwaters reach the roofline of Parker's Filling Station in Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Floodwaters surround the Pleasant Valley Church in Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Crowds look on as the presidential motorcade for Outer Drive Bridge dedication proceeds along Michigan Avenue, passing by one the Art Institute of Chicago's famous lion statues.

Confetti rains down on the presidential motorcade along LaSalle Street. The motorcade is most likely leaving the Outer Drive Bridge dedication.

Several men stand along a bank in Ridgway during the Ohio River Flood.

A street view shows flooding in Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A streetview shows a flooded neighborhood in Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A group of men prepare to board a boat on a flooded street in Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Residents of Ridgway travel a flooded street by boat during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A resident clings to a telephone pole just above floodwaters in Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Floodwaters reach the bottom of the windows on a church building in Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A home sits in floodwaters in Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An unidentified person views floodwaters around a house in Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Residents stand in front of a home along floodwaters in Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A street view shows flooded businesses in Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Flood waters engulf a Texaco gas station in Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows flooding in Rosiclare during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

View of the flood backwaters along Illinois Route 13, east of Carrier Mills Road.

Three unidentified men pose on Route 146 facing east from Craig Hill surrounded by flood water.

View of a flooded railroad crossing along Route 146 facing east from Miller Creek Bridge.