Webster Station in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Library and the Flood
| | Patterson Boulevard Canal Parkway | |
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2024
1. The Library and the Flood Marker
The Dayton Public Library was not spared from the devastating flood of 1913. Although the imposing building survived, rising water destroyed much of the collection and the interior fixtures. Flood waters inundated the basement and up to six feet of the main floor. Over 46,000 bound volumes, including early newspapers, the medical collection, and the children's collection were lost to the flood.
[Caption:]
Left image: The Main Lobby and the Book Room beyond after the flood. The grand black walnut Delivery Desk is damaged beyond recognition, along with other wooden fixtures from the water that reached six feet at the main floor level. Right image: Flood cleanup at the Dayton Public Library and Cooper Park, looking west toward St. Clair Street. Heaped in the sludge are water-damaged furniture and fixtures and library books turned to pulp by the flood.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Disasters • Education • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 39° 45.701′ N, 84° 11.225′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Miami Valley. 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 within walking distance of this marker: The "New" Library (here, next to this marker); William McKinley Statue (here, next to this marker); Cooper Park Before the Library (here, next to this marker); The Dayton Metro Library (here, next to this marker); Inside the Library (here, next to this marker); Ambrose Winters Fountain (here, next to this marker); The Library in a Changing City (here, next to this marker); The Canal and Industrial Growth
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 4, 2024
2. The Library and the Flood Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
