Al, The 1927 floods were relatively bad floods, but not in Pittsburgh. The great Mississippi Flood flooded the Ohio, Missouri, Red, and of course, the Mississippi. Most of the lower Midwest was under water. There are several books on the subject, Robert Frost wrote a poem, and recently I watched a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie about the flood. I pretty much wiped out that part of the country and change the social structure of the areas. It is considered the worst flood of the century. There was also a great New England flood. It caused much damage in Vermont, NH, etc. The flood wiped out many bridges and they were all replace with bridges of the same appearance. The kind with the metal arched tops. This are now being replaced. Rosanne ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Just wondered what is available about the residents of Dooker's Hollow in the early 1900s. I know there is a Dooker's Hollow bridge in Pittsburgh....and I know it was an area where many immigrants resided in boarding houses, etc. Can it be picked out on a census of 1900 or 1910? Barbara - Uprooting family trees and/or Capt. Bill

Hi Barbara & Captain Bill, It sounds like you're talking about Duck's Hollow, although I know nothing about boarding houses there. It's very close to the Monongahela River at the Homestead High Level Bridge. You can find it at http://maps.yahoo.com by searching on Ettwein 15217 . Ettwein is the name of one of the streets. Don -----Original Message----- From: pa-pittsburgh-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:pa-pittsburgh-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Barbara/Bill Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 1:25 AM To: pa-pittsburgh@rootsweb.com Subject: [PA-PITTSBURGH] Dooker's Hollow? Just wondered what is available about the residents of Dooker's Hollow in the early 1900s. I know there is a Dooker's Hollow bridge in Pittsburgh....and I know it was an area where many immigrants resided in boarding houses, etc. Can it be picked out on a census of 1900 or 1910? Barbara - Uprooting family trees and/or Capt. Bill ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PA-PITTSBURGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message