1997 Falmouth Flood

Thanks to Greg Justice for his kind permission to allow us to use many of these images which originally appeared on his Facebook Page Old Falmouth Pictures.


2,400 people had to be evacuated.		Same image as left, but annotated. From a Facebook post by Glenn Stewart











Shelby Street	Deposit Bank	Ray's Barber Shop


State Street	Liberty at Woodsen







		Flood aftermath	On Maple



	Flood aftermath	West Shelby Street	Aftermath


	A respiratory issue kept Jim Fossett from cleaning his Mother's basement, but minutes after this, he got it done. For free. Patrick Reddy, photo.	Joyce Campbell, right, at her Fancy floral Fashions and Gifts, Patrick Reddy, photo.	Aftermath
The good news was that the three or four inches of mud, which the water left everywhere, eventually dried up. The bad news is that it left three or four inches of very fine dust that got into any and everything.


1943 Flood

1882
The Wheeling (WV) Daily Intelligencer, August 3, 1882

Daily Dispatch, February 16, 1883

The Bourbon News, April 3, 1883

“Cincinnati, February 4th.— Disastrous floods are reported in the Big Sandy, Little Miami and Licking riven. At Falmouth, on the latter river, distilleries and sawmill and other manufactories were submerged and suffered much loss. The river was full of the contents of fields and granaries. Many bridges on the turnpikes were carried away throughout the country. At Butler, Ky., the Licking river was within a few inches of the highest mark known, which was in 1854. In Newport, Ky., there is already considerable encroachment on the lower portions of the city. Six inches more of water will cut off street-car travel between Newport and Covington. The outlook is not so favorable as it was last night.” Daily Alta California, Volume 42, Number 13672, 5 February 1887