----- Original Message ----- From: "dhayes" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 1:40 PM Subject: Re: [OHFRANKL] 263 McDowell St - Columbus, OH - 1933 > >I think that flood was 1913.... if not was 1912. > ----------------------- snip ----------------------------- The flood hit Columbus 25 March 1913 and much of the state suffered the same flood. Particularly hard hit were Columbus (95-100 dead) and Dayton (123 dead). It was caused by a combination of melting snow and ice and unprecedented rainfall in a very short time. More than 50 of the Columbus victims were buried at Green Lawn Cemetery. I just this week uploaded gravestone photos of all the victims who had stones at Green Lawn. In several instances very young children were buried with in the same grave with their mothers. I'm hoping to locate the graves of all the Columbus victims. If you're interested in reading more about the flood just Google "1913 Columbus Flood" There are several good sites with information and pictures. One of the best is http://www.ohiohistory.org/etcetera/exhibits/swio/pages/content/1913_flood.htm - - it even has a video of some of the flood along with photos. Leona Gustafson [email protected] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Ohio American Local History Network (ALHN) http://www.genealogybug.net/ohio_alhn/ohio.htm Franklin County, Ohio ALHN http://www.genealogybug.net/franklin_county/franklin.htm Franklin County, Ohio Gravestone Photos &c. http://www.genealogybug.net/Franklin_Cemeteries/index.html