c
i
n
c
i
n
n
a
t
i
|
public media
donate to cet
email address:
password:
forget your password?
my town
my cet
the 1937 flood - main page
watch videos from documentary
watch interviews with survivors
read stories from survivors
photo gallery
1937 flood timeline
cet
presents
the
1937 flood
Doug Brockman's tales of the flood
Doug Brockman's family moved several times to keep out of floodwaters' way ... to no avail.
William George remembers the flood
William A. George Jr., 97, remembers volunteering for patrols and facing the deep darkness in Covington, Ky., during the flood of 1937, when he was 27 years old.
Dot Murphy's birthday came much later
Dot Campbell Murphy missed her 15th birthday because of the 1937 flood, but her family made sure she eventually got it.
Jeanette Zimov and Avondale in the 1937 Flood
Jeanette Zimov, who was 17 during the flood of 1937, remembers the challenge of finding and keeping clean water.
Marjorie Cettel and Norwood in 1937
Marjorie Cettle lived in Norwood in 1937, when she was 14, and Norwood was where people came "to get their buckets of water."