The Floods of 1913
Postcards
Postcards of the Tornadoes and Floods of March 1913 - Piqua, Ohio
I have to thank Roger Hopkins who emailed in March 2013, and who explained the relationship between Huntersville, Rossville, and Shawnee with Piqua which I didn't know when I originally wrote this page. Roger wrote that,
Shawnee is a section of Piqua. It originally was called Huntersville and then the name was changed to Shawnee when Huntersville became a part of Piqua. It is on the opposite side of the river from Piqua and was totally flooded by the flood. That is where the most loss of life was from when the houses were washed away. The one postcard you have of Rossville is also a part of Piqua. It is another section of Piqua that is further up the river but still across from Piqua. Many people still know the areas as Shawnee and Rossville, but they are all part of Piqua, Ohio now.
More postcards from my collection...
Flood Scene, Piqua, Ohio
This unused postcard has the printed text...
E. Huntzinger, Mfg., Piqua, Ohio
Main Street, Piqua, Ohio
This postcard, posted in Piqua on May 29th, 1913, has the printed text...
E. Huntzinger, Mfg., Piqua, Ohio
Penna Railway Bridge just as it fell, Piqua, Ohio
This unused postcard has the printed text...
Kraemer Art trademark logo
During the floods, many bridges had railway freight cars parked on them to help prevent the bridges being swept away. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't!
Railway Bridge looking south, Piqua, Ohio - March 26th, 1913
This unused postcard has the printed text...
9
Hunter
Published by Haenlein Bros., Columbus, Ohio
Rossville Bridge and East Piqua, Ohio - 26th March, 1913
This unused postcard has just the printed text "29", but does have an AZO stamp box which dates the postcard from between 1904 and 1918. The Rossville Bridge was demolished in 1950 and replaced with the North Main Street Bridge.
"Shawnee", Piqua, Ohio - March 26th, 1913
This unused postcard has the printed text...
E. Huntzinger, Mfg., Piqua, Ohio
I think the "Shawnee" refers to Shawnee Park in Piqua which is situated on East Main Street.
East Water Street, Piqua, Ohio
This unused postcard has no other printed text but does have an AZO stamp box which dates the postcard from between 1904 and 1918.