š± How the 1937 flood reshaped Louisvilleās defenses
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ā¢ The Year The Ohio River Flood Took Louisville (worldatlas.com) ā The storms that devastated Louisville in 1937 brought heavy rain across the Ohio River valley as far as Cairo. Nearly 70% of Louisville flooded, forcing 175,000 residents from their homes and helping spur a flood protection system that took decades to complete. 
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