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Even those whose homes had withstood the torrent were destitute. All of their belongings, furniture, clothing, treasured mementos, important papers — everything had been soaked and rotted by the water.
The flood had been no respecter of wealth or position. Some of Lawrenceburg’s most prominent families had lost everything.
Merchants and business owners simply threw everything in their establishments into the street to be hauled away for garbage.
FACTS & FIGURES 15%
The percentage of Cincinnati covered by floodwaters from the Great Flood of 1937.
1000
The number of people provided shelter in “tent city” near Greendale.
900
The number of homes a Red Cross assessment listed as damaged or lost. 375 washed away.
Right, clockwise from top left: Some houses managed to remain upright, but many crashed, crumbled, or floated to other locations. Seagrams property was inundated by floodwaters. A tent city was erected adjacent to the Greendale Cemetery to house displaced families.