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Floods to Floodwalls in Newport, Kentucky: 1884-1951

Bauer, Donald R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1274982457

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1988, Master of Arts (M.A.), Xavier University, History.
Floods are news items. Flood headlines and flood reports can be found often in the local, national, and international news media. Most flood reports tell of little damage and loss and are soon replaced by other newsworthy items. Most floods, large or small, are forgotten except by those persons and families directly affected; or from time to time we are reminded when life styles are altered by floods. In the span of 50 years, the City of Newport, Kentucky experienced major newsworthy flooding. The Great Floods of 1884, 1913, and 1937 with sweeping destructive forces left their mark on the land and people of the area. Awareness came and attitudes changed concerning river floods The construction of the floodwall, reforestation, and river flow control have done much to protect and prevent new flooding. The city of Newport, Kentucky is no longer the industrial-urban center. The threat of flood has been reduced. The lessons learned from the industrial-urban floods hopefully will not be forgotten as the river floodplains changes again. This paper utilizes books and reports from the 1884-1951 era, books and technological papers dealing with floods and flood control, maps of rivers and cities, reprints of pictures and picture post cards, river and city histories, and personal interviews with individuals who lived through the raging floods and the completed floodwall.
Richard L. Gruber, PhD (Advisor)
John J. LaRocca, PhD (Committee Member)
118 p.
Civil Engineering; Geology; History
Floods; Flood control; Newport, Kentucky; History; Levees; Flood walls

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  • Bauer, D. R. (1988). Floods to Floodwalls in Newport, Kentucky: 1884-1951 [Master's thesis, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1274982457

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bauer, Donald. Floods to Floodwalls in Newport, Kentucky: 1884-1951. 1988. Xavier University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1274982457.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bauer, Donald. "Floods to Floodwalls in Newport, Kentucky: 1884-1951." Master's thesis, Xavier University, 1988. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1274982457

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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