1936 floods

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The 1936 flooding was widespread and record setting. In Johnstown PA, 
famous for the 1889 flood,
flood markers in 1936 were just a little lower. Downtown Pittsburgh had 
water in the streets; I remember a flood marker on the wall behind the 
registration desk of one of the major hotels. I think the P&LE book has 
an aerial photo. And a barn southwest of Parkersburg WV has a marker; 
we were there in '75 and the Ohio River seemed far, far below the site. 
Not sure if Harpers Ferry was hit in 1936; the topography makes it a 
likely flood site, though.

Jerome Crosson


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Frank: Heavy rainfall and melting snow. See the 1936 PRR book covering
the flood in the mid to eastern Pennsylvania state that greatly affected
much of its territory.

Gary Rolih
Cincinnati



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May 22, 2009

Good afternoon, all:

Three Railway Express Agency delayed service and embargo notices appear 
at
http://www.railwaymailservicelibrary.org/ebay/flood'36.pdf It appears 
that
the flood damage was extensive over a very large geographic area during
mid-March 1936. This is too early for hurricane season. It is also too
late for a fast thaw of accumulated snow. Does anyone have information 
why
the N&W Shenandoah Division as far north as White Post was affected?

Thank you,

Frank
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