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Remembering the 1937 flood that swamped the Ohio Valley
The Messenger marks 25 years since the flood that devastated Meigs and Gallia Counties in Southeastern Ohio from January 21 to 28. Reports recall rising river levels, town outages in Pomeroy Gallipolis Middleport and Point Pleasant, heroism by National Guard Coast Guard WPA CCC and locals, food and shelter efforts, and the enduring memory amid flood-control developments.
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Meigs
Gallia
Mason County
W. Va
Messenger
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Gallia County
Middleport
Point Pleasant
Racine
Syracuse
Lone Bottom
Sam Marrs
Arthur Circle
Ohio
Circle
Marrs
Meigs County
Gravel Hill
Lizabeth Walters
Farmers Hardware
National Guard
Coast Guard
WPA
CCC
Camp Conley
The
Holzer Hospital
K. of P
Ohio Valley