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Great Miami River Floods Hit Hamilton in 1837 1886 and 1898
The article recounts three major floods along Hamilton’s Great Miami River. It notes 1837 rainfall swelled the river flooding Main Street and damaging businesses, 1886 washing away the old covered bridge and disrupting railway traffic, and 1898 high waters flooding the city, damaging bridges, homes, and sewage and hydraulic facilities with losses near one million dollars.
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Haynillon
Hamitlan
Torranta
Christnas
Straub
Gordon
Main
A Streets
Robert Howard Hardware
Tamillon Hardware Company
Main Street
Manin Street
Miami
Hamailton
Seley Mills
Tivery Glerson
Mommas Moore
Tessa Havens
Dubway Wable
Eong
Hamilton
The
Columbia
Meeks Adiis Lion
Dolm Faluberger
Lis
PHD
Ald