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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:dam
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gptkbp:affectedArea
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gptkb:Illinois
gptkb:Indiana
gptkb:Kentucky
gptkb:Louisville
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Pittsburgh
gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkb:Cincinnati
gptkb:Evansville
gptkb:Paducah
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gptkbp:cause
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heavy rainfall
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gptkbp:displacedPeople
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over 1 million
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gptkbp:endDate
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February 1937
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gptkbp:highestCrest
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53.0 feet at Cincinnati
57.1 feet at Louisville
60.8 feet at Evansville
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1937 Ohio River flood
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gptkbp:legacy
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construction of floodwalls and levees
led to improved flood control measures
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Ohio_River
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gptkbp:mediaCoverage
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extensive national coverage
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gptkbp:notableFor
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one of the worst floods in U.S. history
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gptkbp:propertyDamage
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$500 million (1937 USD)
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:Great_Mississippi_Flood_of_1927
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gptkbp:response
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Red Cross involvement
federal and state emergency aid
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gptkbp:startDate
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January 1937
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gptkbp:victim
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385
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Paducah,_Kentucky
gptkb:Paducah
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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