Description: Dated to the 1930s or 1940s, this photograph shows Bolivar Dam, located on the Sandy Creek of the Tuscarawas River. Originally completed in 1938, the dam manages flood control in the Muskingum Watershed Area. The embankment has a maximum height of 87 feet, with a flood control pool level of 962 feet. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F03_024_001
Subjects: Dams; Geography and Natural Resources; Flood control; Aerial photography; Tuscarawas County (Ohio)--History
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated to the 1930s or 1940s, this photograph shows Bolivar Dam, located on the Sandy Creek of the Tuscarawas River. Originally completed in 1938, the dam manages flood control in the Muskingum Watershed Area. The embankment has a maximum height of 87 feet, with a flood control pool level of 962.00 feet. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F03_003_001
Subjects: Dams; Geography and Natural Resources; Flood control; Aerial photography; Tuscarawas County (Ohio)--History
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated to the 1930s or 1940s, this photograph shows the Bolivar Dam intake, located on the Sandy Creek of the Tuscarawas River. Originally completed in 1938, the dam manages flood control in the Muskingum Watershed area. The intake structure consists of a brick superstructure and a reinforced concrete substructure. Within the structure are six caterpillar gates (7 feet wide by 15 feet tall). The invert of each gate opening has an elevation of 895 feet. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F03_021_001
Subjects: Dams; Geography and Natural Resources; Tuscarawas County (Ohio)--History; Flood control; Ohio--History--Pictorial works
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Charles Mill Dam. Located three miles above the village of Coulter. (Ashland Co.)" Charles Mill Dam was constructed in 1935-36 and is primarily for flood control but also for recreation and fish and wildlife management. It is a rolled earth fill dam with an impervious, water resistent, clay core. The dam, is 48 feet high, 1,390 feet long and 20 feet wide. This flood reduction system also includes two dikes and one levee. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F11_003_001
Subjects: Dams--Ohio; Geography and Natural Resources; Dams; Flood control; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Ashland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated to the 1930s or early 1940s, this photograph shows the Beach City Dam in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The Beach City Dam was completed in 1936 for flood control and water conservation in the Muskingum Watershed. The embankment has a height of 64 feet and crest width of 35 feet. The dam is 5600 feet long and of that 1600 feet is the main embankment having an impervious core with pervious shells. The dike extension of the dam is impervious fill and has a height of 5 to 20 feet. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F11_004_001
Subjects: Dams; Flood control; Geography and Natural Resources; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads; "View of Englewood Dam under semi-flood Conditions Looking Upstream West End of Dam." Englewood Dam is located on the Stillwater River. It was intended for flood control. Construction was completed in 1922. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_030_1
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Dams; Flood control; Miami Conservancy District (Ohio)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: John H. Patterson directing flood relief in March 1913. With the water up to his ankles John H. Patterson surveys the scene of the aftermath. Following the Dayton flood of 1913, the National Cash Register Company, a company John formed, provided approximately one million dollars to assist people in recovering from the disaster. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F09_013_1
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Climate and Weather; Floods; Flood control; Disasters; National Cash Register Company
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated to the 1930s or 1940s, this photograph shows Bolivar Dam outlet, located on the Sandy Creek of the Tuscarawas River. Located at the left abutment of the main embankment, the outlet consists of twin horseshoe-shaped tunnels, walls, an intake tower, and a stilling basin. The concrete-lined tunnels, 814 feet long and 16 feet in diameter, extend from the intake structure through the south abutment to the stilling basin. The outlet works normally pass the entire flow of Sandy Creek, except during periods of flood retention. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F03_023_001
Subjects: Dams; Geography and Natural Resources; Tuscarawas County (Ohio)--History; Flood control; Ohio--History--Pictorial works
Places: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photograph shows the ice jam above the Lockington Dam. This is a view from upstream, illustrating that the dam holds back ice and protects Dayton further downstream. Lockington Dam is an earthen embankment located across the Loramie Creek in southern Shelby County near the Village of Lockington. The road across the top of the dam is a maintenance road closed to the public. Construction of the dam began in February of 1918 and was completed in October of 1921. It is currently operated by the Miami Conservancy District. The MCD was born as a direct result of the 1913 flood. The Flood of 1913 is known as the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history. Soon after the flood, residents raised enough money to hire a young engineer to develop a regional flood protection system that has protected the region since 1922. While maintaining the commitment to its core mission of flood protection, over the years MCD has been at the forefront of emerging water issues, growing as needed to meet the region’s water needs. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F06_014_001
Subjects: Flood control; Dams--1910-1920; Dams--History; Dams--Ohio--Dayton Region--History--20th century--Pictorial works
Places: Lockington (Ohio); Shelby County (Ohio); Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: On February 17, 1914 Governor James Cox signed a Conservancy Bill, known as the Vanderheide Act, which provided for the creation of conservancy districts. This was in response to the Flood of 1913. The same month, ten Miami Valley counties petitioned for creation of a conservancy district: Butler, Clark, Greene, Hamilton, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby, and Warren. The Miami Conservancy District was officially organized on June 28, 1915. Inspectors of the Miami Conservancy District tour the works of the district on a regular basis to review the state of the dams and levees, and to observe operations and maintenance. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_020_1
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Climate and Weather; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Miami Conservancy District (Ohio); Flood control
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Contruction began on the Englewood dam in 1918. It was completed in December of 1921. It is 4, 716 feet long and about 110 feet high. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F06_002_1
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Dams; Flood control; Bridges Ohio; Miami Conservancy District (Ohio)
Places: Englewood (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Five photographs document Atwood Lake, located on the Tuscarawas-Carroll county line. The 1540-acre lake is part of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District, created in 1933 to control flooding. Recreational activities at the lake include boating, fishing, swimming, and camping. The slides are 2.75" x 2.75" (6.99 x 6.99 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3010_3634166_001
Subjects: Geography and Natural Resources; Lakes & ponds; Flood control; Horses
Places: Carroll County (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)