Bridgeport in Gahanna in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Big Walnut Creek Flood of Jan-Feb 1959

Big Walnut Creek Historical Flood Mark image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008

1. Big Walnut Creek Historical Flood Mark

Inscription. Historical Flood Mark, Jan.-Feb. 1959.
“Encroachment on flood plains, such as artificial fill, reduces the flood-carrying capacity, increases the flood heights of streams, and increases flood hazards in areas beyond the encroachment itself. One aspect of flood plain management involves balancing the economic gain from flood plain development against the resulting increase in flood hazard.” Federal Emergency Management Agency, February 1, 1983.
This boulder brought from Canada by the Great Ice Age glaciers, was donated by the Prince Family of Champaign County, Ohio.
Park donated by Earl “Beck” Lintner — Landscaping donated by Warwicks Kiwanis EMH&T

Erected by Ohio Department of Natural Resources, City of Gahanna.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Environment • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is February 1, 1778.

Location. 40° 1.353′ N, 82° 52.775′ W. Marker is in Gahanna, Ohio, in Franklin County. It is in Bridgeport. It is at the intersection of Mill Street (U.S. 62) and Carpenter Street, on the right when traveling south on Mill Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus OH 43230, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within walking distance of this marker: Big Walnut Bridge (approx. ¼ mile away); Gahanna Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mifflin Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Log House (approx. 0.3 miles away); John Clark House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Big Walnut Country Club / The Founding Members (approx. half a mile away); Buckeye Tree (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gahanna.

FEMA Flood Hazard Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008

2. FEMA Flood Hazard Marker

Park Donation Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008

3. Park Donation Marker

Big Walnut Creek Flood of Jan-Feb 1959 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 14, 2008

4. Big Walnut Creek Flood of Jan-Feb 1959 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,471 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 15, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.