This picture shows the up-river side of the 5th St. fill, taken from the 5th. St. bridge over the Little Kanawha River during the flood of March, 1963. Water rises half way up the door of the small building in the front. The Ohio River Crested at 42.5 feet on March,7, 1963 at 4:00pm, which is 6.5 feet above flood stage.
Back
Photo obtained from the Parkersburg News dated March, 7, 1963.
The facts placed on this web-page were obtained from the named source, however the text may not be "worded" the same as the original source, and should not reflect upon the original source.
Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1