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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:Missouri
gptkb:Ohio
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:Tennessee
gptkb:West_Virginia
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gptkbp:aftermath
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construction of floodwalls
creation of the Flood Control Act of 1938
improved flood control infrastructure
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gptkbp:casualties
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385
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gptkbp:cause
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record 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 5, 1937
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gptkbp:highestWaterLevel
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53.74 feet (Cincinnati)
79.9 feet (Louisville)
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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one of the most devastating floods in U.S. history
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Great Flood of 1937
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Ohio_River_Valley
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gptkbp:mainRiver
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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:notableCity
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gptkb:Cairo
gptkb:Huntington
gptkb:Louisville
gptkb:Pittsburgh
gptkb:Cincinnati
gptkb:Evansville
gptkb:Paducah
gptkb:Wheeling
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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:Flood_Control_Act_of_1938
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gptkbp:response
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National Guard deployment
Red Cross relief efforts
Federal and state emergency aid
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gptkbp:startDate
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January 5, 1937
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Cairo,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkb:Parkersburg
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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