After the Deluge
by Packard Motor Car Company
How the Packard Motor Car Company came to Dayton's rescue following the flood that hit the city in 1913.
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Gail Madoff
Before the Flood
by Harry Rogers Copyright 1962
This manuscript tells of Harry Roger'slife as a child at the turn of the 20th century in Downtown Dayton
Permission to reprint this manuscript was given by William A. Rogers, Jr.
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Betty Zins
Dayton - Being a Story of the Great Flood as Seen Form the Delco Factory
Author unknown Copyright 1913
Describes the terrible damage caused by the flood that swept through Dayton during the week of March 24, 1913.
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Erin Hunt
Early Dayton, Flood Recalled in Reminiscence
by Mary L. Patterson Copyright 1972
Memories of early Dayton before and just after the flood that hit the city in 1913. The article appeared in four parts in the NCR Dayton newsletter from September 29 to November 10, 1972.
Transcribedby Dayton History Books Online volunteer Lori Hellmund
John H. Patterson - A Defense of the President of the National Cash Register Company
Article on how Dayton turned to John H. Patterson for help during the 1913 flood. Article appeared in The Independent magazine, April 17, 1913
The Man on the Job at Dayton
by Edgar Allen Forbes Copyright 1913
The article on John H. Patterson's work during the 1913 Flood appeared in Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly Newspaper, May 8, 1913
Miami Conservancy District Court Report
by Colonel Edward Deeds Copyright 1944
Colonel Deeds was active in creating the Miami Conservancy and the building of the dams after the 1913 flood. This is his report on how, 25 years later, the dams were working fine and in perfect condition.
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online voluteer Katie Bernard
Most Tragic Night in Xenia's History
by Howard Burba Copyright July 23, 1933
Twenty-six known dead and the destruction of more than 200 homes was the loss sustained in the Xenia flood of 1886.
My Vision
by I. H. Ries Copyright 1913
A mournful poem about the flood that hit Dayton in 1913
Booklet courtesy of Larry Sizer
Transcribed by Dayton History Books volunteer Jackie Frederick
The Ohio Flood of 1913 - Our First Great Relief Task
by Ernest P. Bicknell Copyright 1934
Tells of how the Red Cross was there for the citizens of Dayton during the 1913 flood. The article appeared in Red Cross Courier magazine September 1934
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Betty Zins
Report of General George H. Wood on the Dayton Flood of 1913
by General George H. Wood Copyright 1913
An overview of the military aspect of the Dayton flood, as reported by General Wood to Governor of Ohio, James M. Cox
Shall We Gather at the River
by Curt Dalton Copyright 2001
A history of the floods that swept through Dayton from 1805 to 1913. Article appeared in The Vincent Brothers Review Issue #20: Vol. VIII, No. 1.
Text taken from original maunscript and reproduced here with the author's permission
Transcribed by Dayton History Books volunteer Jackie Frederick
Story of the Dayton Flood of 1913
by Clarence C. Mauch
A personal account of Mauch's experience during the 1913 flood.
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Betty Zins
Story of the Miami Conservancy District
Compiled by C. N. Phillips, Office Engineer Copyright 1922
The story of how, after the 1913 flood, five dams were built to protect the Dayton area. The dams were completed on December 31, 1921.
Transcribed by Dayton History Books Online volunteer Betty Zins
Through Flood, Through Fire: Personal stories from survivors of the Dayton flood of 1913
by Curt Dalton Copyright 2001 All Rights Reserved
Accounts of the 1913 flood taken from letters, diaries and other sources dated no later than 1914
Text taken from original maunscript and reproduced here with the author's permission
The Time the Wolf Creek Levee Broke
by Howard Burba Copyright July 16, 1933
The flood of 1886 was "a dandy", with Seely's ditch overflowing and streets between Wayne and Bainbridge having so much water it was "belly deep to street-car horses."
