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

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

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

An aerial view shows floodwaters surrounding Shawneetown during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows a flooded farmhouse with some land visible.

An aerial view of flooding in Belknap during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

An aerial view shows the levee break in Shawneetown during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A street view shows flooded businesses 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.

Floodwaters surround the Pleasant Valley Church 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 walk through floodwaters near loaded boats headed out of Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Floodwaters reach the roofline of a building located south of Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A flooded bridge south of Ridgway is photographed from a boat during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

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

Floodwaters surround a building north of Equality during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Floodwaters reach the tops of gas pumps at the filling station at Route 45 and Route 13 near Big 4 Station 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 resident clings to a telephone pole just above floodwaters in Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Floodwaters surround a train 100 feet before the station in Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Floodwaters cover the Number Three mine shaft during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A view shows flooding at Mine Number One during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

The view before the railroad yard shows the Muddy Power Plant in the distance during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

A landscape view shows floodwaters surrounding the Big 4 railroad yard in Harrisburg during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.

Residents travel flooded roadways by boat south of Ridgway during the 1937 Ohio River Flood.