Hamilton in Butler County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

1913 Flood

High Water Mark

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025

1. 1913 Flood Marker

Inscription. With swirling flood water debris at this level, picture in your mind the devastation produced in this historic district by this force of naturel.

Dedicated to the memory and preservation efforts of Sherry Corbett and Nancy Tryloff.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 39° 24.023′ N, 84° 33.294′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ohio, in Butler County. It is at the intersection of Dayton Street and North 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on Dayton Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 540 Dayton St, Hamilton OH 45011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Flood Level (within shouting distance of this marker); Beckett Homesite (within shouting distance of this marker); This Lich Gate (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Trinity Episcopal Church (about 400 feet away); Cosmopolitan No. 4 (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Flood Level (approx. ¼ mile away); Abraham Lincoln's 1859 Hamilton Speech (approx. ¼ mile away); The Hamilton Gateway (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025

2. 1913 Flood Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2025

3. 1913 Flood Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 151 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.