On Jan. 5, 1937, water levels began to rise in the Ohio River Flood of 1937. Southern Indiana would be devastated. The flood left two-thirds of Evansville underwater, with martial law being declared for a few days and 90,000 people being forced from their homes. Flooding along the river turned the waterway into a 25-mile-wide lake stretching from Illinois to Pennsylvania, and a total of 385 people would die.
Watch for more pictures from the flood of ’37 this week in the City-County Observer.
The following video is raw footage taken by Ed Rech. Some footage is poor quality and you may want to leave the sound down because there is a buzz.
