Description: The scenic Scioto River in Pike County Ohio, most likely somewhere close to Waverly, Ohio. The Scioto River is a river in central and southern Ohio more than 231 miles in length. It rises in Auglaize County in west central Ohio, flows through Columbus, where it collects its largest tributary, the Olentangy River, and meets the Ohio River at Portsmouth. Too small for modern commercial shipping, its primary economic importance is for recreation and drinking water. Pike County was organized on February 1, 1815, from portions of Scioto, Ross, and Adams Counties, and was named in honor of Zebulon Pike, the explorer and soldier who had recently been killed in the War of 1812. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F10_045_001
Subjects: Rivers--Ohio--Pike County; Scioto River (Ohio)
Places: Waverly (Ohio); Pike County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken for the Columbus Citizen-Journal showing a cement embankment along the Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio. A caption on its reverse reads, "Scioto River looking North from Broad St. Bridge on east side." In the distance can be seen signs for the Edwards Transfer Company, Fairmont's Better Butter and Belmont Caskets. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B03F06_02_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History; Businesses; Scioto River (Ohio);
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: View of the west side of the Ohio State Office Building with clouds in sky, taken from the west bank of Scioto River, Columbus, Ohio. The Statehouse cupola can be seen in lower left. Groundbreaking for the Ohio State Office Building took place on November 19, 1929. The building, located at 65 South Front Street in downtown Columbus, took the site of 34 businesses. The building, designed by architects Harry Hake, Frank Bail and Alfred Hahn, is noted as an excellent example of architecture from the Art Deco period. Construction began on October 31, 1930 and the cornerstone was laid on May 16, 1931. An explosion occurred shortly after three o'clock on the afternoon of April 14, 1932. The building eventually opened on March 27, 1933. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05462
Subjects: Scioto River (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken of Shelterhouse #5 along the Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio, after the river had flooded its banks due to heavy flooding in January 1959. During the statewide flood of January 1959, rains of 3 to 6 inches produced the most destructive flooding in Ohio since March 1913. Soil frozen a foot deep was overlain by a snow cover. A band of heavy rain fell across central Ohio on the headwaters of many of the state’s largest rivers, causing the snow to melt, and with the ground frozen, nearly all of the water poured into streams. Streams reached flood stage from January 21 to 24, killing 16 people, forcing 49,000 from their homes, and causing extensive damage to homes, businesses, roads, and bridges. The streets of Mansfield were under four feet of water, and industries were closed by floodwaters in Youngstown and Canton. Columbus was the most severely affected of Ohio’s major cities, with many streets flooded, 100 homes badly damaged, and 3,200 evacuees cared for at Red Cross shelters. One-third of Chillicothe was flooded when the Scioto River broke through a levee of sandbags. High water and ice jams on the Sandusky River flooded Upper Sandusky, Tiffin, and Fremont. Despite the flood's intensity, deaths and damage were not as great in 1959 as in the March 1913 flood. Following the destruction of 1913, flood-control reservoirs were built, and by 1959, there was better communication of warnings, more organized rescue work, and more adequate design of bridges and other structures. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B17F01_05_01
Subjects: Floods--Ohio--Columbus; Climate and Weather; Natural disasters; Scioto River (Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: View of LeVeque Tower and the Ohio State Office Building from across the Scioto River, Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1962. The river's flood containment walls are visible. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01727
Subjects: Leveque Tower (Columbus, Ohio); Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Scioto River (Ohio); Cityscapes;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This grab bucket was made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio. The Ohio Dredging Company of Columbus used the grab bucket to dredge the Scioto River just west of downtown Columbus in 1906. On the opposite bank of the Scioto River is the Ohio Penitentiary. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01247
Subjects: Scioto River (Ohio); Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken between 1905 and 1930, this photograph shows the electric railway station on Spring Street in Columbus, Ohio, bordering the Scioto River. This photograph is part of the Columbus Railway, Power, and Light Company collection, consisting of 53 glass plate negatives with images related to the Columbus Railway, Power and Light Company in Columbus, Ohio. In the mid to late nineteenth century, there were many power and streetcar companies in Columbus, Ohio. These companies eventually merged into four main companies, and by 1914 all the remaining companies merged to form the Columbus Railway, Power and Light Company. In 1933, with 1,509 employees, the company was the largest employer in Columbus, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV118_B02F11_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Ohio economy--Transportation and development; City and town life; Railroad stations; Scioto River (Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken between 1905 and 1930, this photograph shows the electric railway station on Spring Street in Columbus, Ohio, bordering the Scioto River. This photograph is part of the Columbus Railway, Power, and Light Company collection, consisting of 53 glass plate negatives with images related to the Columbus Railway, Power and Light Company in Columbus, Ohio. In the mid to late nineteenth century, there were many power and streetcar companies in Columbus, Ohio. These companies eventually merged into four main companies, and by 1914 all the remaining companies merged to form the Columbus Railway, Power and Light Company. In 1933, with 1,509 employees, the company was the largest employer in Columbus, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV118_B02F11_02
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio); Ohio economy--Transportation and development; City and town life; Railroad stations; Scioto River (Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: View of the west side of the Ohio State Office Building and the American Insurance Union Citadel (now the LeVeque Tower) from the west bank of the Scioto River, Columbus, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05468
Subjects: Scioto River (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government; Architecture
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Scioto River. Unable to locate in what county." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F11_008_001
Subjects: Scioto River (Ohio)
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This panoramic photograph was taken on Broad Street in downtown Columbus, Ohio, around 1913. It shows the city to the west across the Scioto River and depicts construction of the Broad Street bridge and the Town Street bridge in progress. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS1528
Subjects: Streets--Ohio--Columbus; Ohio Economy--Transportation and Development; Scioto River (Ohio); Bridges;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing damaged homes in Columbus, Ohio, during the 1913 Flood. In late March 1913, an unusually heavy rainstorm moved into Ohio. It rained steadily for five days and water levels all over Ohio rose rapidly. By the third day of the downpour, levees were overtopped and many towns, including Columbus, suffered disastrous flooding. The statewide extent of death and destruction in the Flood of 1913 exceeds all other weather events in Ohio history, justifying the title of “Ohio’s greatest weather disaster.” Rainfall over the state totaled 6-11 inches and no section was unaffected. The death toll was 467 and more than 40,000 homes were flooded. Approximately 100 died in Columbus when the Scioto River reached record levels and poured 9 to 17 feet deep through neighborhoods. Many Columbus residents escaped to the safety of rooftops and trees. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P339_B05F02_06_01
Subjects: Floods--Ohio--Columbus; Climate and Weather; Natural disasters; Scioto River (Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)