Pictures of the Flood of 1937: Today in History Evansville Under Marshall Law

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    The National Guard marching down N. Elsas Ave. in front of a feed store owned by Henry L. Moutoux at 710 N. Elsas Ave. Parke Memorial Presbyterian Church at 28 E. Delaware St. is behind them. Courtesy of the David L. Rice Library University Archives & Special Collections at the University of Southern Indiana.

    On this date in 1937, the Ohio River, rising all month, reached a flood level of 53 feet. Martial law had been declared, and the National Guard was dispatched to Evansville.

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