Jeffersonville, Indiana Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Flood of 1937 ==== {{See also|Ohio River flood of 1937}} Jeffersonville was one of many communities affected by the Ohio River flood of 1937. After record rainfall in mid-January, 90% of the city was flooded, electricity was lost, all roads leading into the city were covered, and a levee failed. The [[Indiana National Guard]] deployed to the area to help those displaced, distribute much-needed emergency supplies, inoculate residents for typhoid fever, and purify drinking water. Finally by the end of the month the water began to recede. The flood left an estimated $250 million worth of damage throughout the Ohio Valley.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Slavey |first1=Ashley |last2=Simms |first2=Megan |last3=Cunningham |first3=Wes |last4=Brumfield |first4=Eric |last5=Morrison |first5=Katy |title=Great Flood of 1937 |url=https://publichistory.iupui.edu/items/show/150 |access-date=September 14, 2022 |website=Discover Indiana |language=en |archive-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914195355/https://publichistory.iupui.edu/items/show/150 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=The Great Flood of 1937 |url=https://www.weather.gov/lmk/flood_37 |access-date=September 14, 2022 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004002220/https://www.weather.gov/lmk/flood_37 |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page