Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company 1913 Flood Photographs   Save
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Description: Two 8" x 10" (20.32 by 25.40 cm) photographs show the effect of the 1913 flood of the Mahoning River. The images show the damage at the Youngstown Sheet & Tube mill, including railroad cars and mill buildings overtaken by flood waters. In late March 1913, an unusually heavy rainstorm moved into Ohio. It rained steadily for five days and the streams all over Ohio rose rapidly. By the third day of the downpour, levees were overtopped and many towns suffered disastrous flooding. Great fires that raged unchecked added to the destruction and the loss of life. When the flood waters receded, tons of mud and debris covered the streets, homes, businesses and factories. The death toll stood at 361. Property damages were well over $100,000,000 and 65,000 were forced to temporarily leave their homes. In November 1900, a group of 55 Youngstown citizens, led by James A. Campbell, raised $600,000 in capital to create the Youngstown Iron Sheet and Tube Company. Land was purchased along the Mahoni View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1628_1919882_001
Subjects: Business and Labor; Climate and Weather; Floods; Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company; Steel industry
Places: Youngstown (Ohio); Mahoning County (Ohio)