Gallery: Do you remember? -- June 13, 2011

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This building, on the northeast corner of 3rd Avenue and 10th Street, is decorated for Christmas. It is now the home to Campbell Woods Bagley law firm. Before that, it was home C.M. Love Hardware, which was in business for 100 years before closing in April 2010. Before that, it was the Appalachian Electric Power company (that’s the text on the front window). The building survived floods in 1884, 1917 and 1937. Thanks to Ralph Turner, Ken Reffeitt and Mark Forest Underwood for the identification. Date is unknown.

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Aerial shot of public housing project Northcott Court, located on Hal Greer Boulevard between Doulton and Charleston avenues. According to the Huntington Housing Authority, it is named in honor of Gustavais Adolhus Northcott, a civic leader, president of the State Senate during 1905-06 and an early director of the First Huntington National Bank. The unit was completed and ready for occupancy on Aug. 30, 1940. Thanks to George Smith and Pete Stark for the identification.

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From WVEncyclopedia.org: The Frederick Hotel, built in downtown Huntington in 1905-06 at a cost of $400,000, was touted during its heyday as the most elegant hotel between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. In addition to its 125 sleeping rooms, 45 of which had private bathrooms, the hotel also had 11 private dining rooms plus the Colonade Restaurant and the Elephant Walk Club. The hotel had its own power generators in the basement and an elaborate stained glass window in the lobby. It rented space to many shops and businesses on its first floor, which fronted on 4th Avenue and 10th Street in the heart of the town. The owners claimed they traveled to Chicago and spent $100,000 for the hotel furnishings. The Frederick was built in the neoclassical style by James Stewart, Huntington’s first important architect. The building’s well-preserved facade is attributed to a special hardened brick used in its construction. It was called repressed brick and was made about 50 miles down the Ohio River in Portsmouth, Ohio. Hotel Manager William R. Ritter Jr. closed the hotel to transient trade July 30, 1973, because occupancy rates had been dropping each year. He converted the old hotel to units for residential occupants and businesses, which is how it continues to function today. Date is unknown.

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From WVEncyclopedia.org: The Frederick Hotel, built in downtown Huntington in 1905-06 at a cost of $400,000, was touted during its heyday as the most elegant hotel between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. In addition to its 125 sleeping rooms, 45 of which had private bathrooms, the hotel also had 11 private dining rooms plus the Colonade Restaurant and the Elephant Walk Club. The hotel had its own power generators in the basement and an elaborate stained glass window in the lobby. It rented space to many shops and businesses on its first floor, which fronted on 4th Avenue and 10th Street in the heart of the town. The owners claimed they traveled to Chicago and spent $100,000 for the hotel furnishings. The Frederick was built in the neoclassical style by James Stewart, Huntington’s first important architect. The building’s well-preserved facade is attributed to a special hardened brick used in its construction. It was called repressed brick and was made about 50 miles down the Ohio River in Portsmouth, Ohio. Hotel Manager William R. Ritter Jr. closed the hotel to transient trade July 30, 1973, because occupancy rates had been dropping each year. He converted the old hotel to units for residential occupants and businesses, which is how it continues to function today. Date is unknown.

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From WVEncyclopedia.org: The Frederick Hotel, built in downtown Huntington in 1905-06 at a cost of $400,000, was touted during its heyday as the most elegant hotel between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. In addition to its 125 sleeping rooms, 45 of which had private bathrooms, the hotel also had 11 private dining rooms plus the Colonade Restaurant and the Elephant Walk Club. The hotel had its own power generators in the basement and an elaborate stained glass window in the lobby. It rented space to many shops and businesses on its first floor, which fronted on 4th Avenue and 10th Street in the heart of the town. The owners claimed they traveled to Chicago and spent $100,000 for the hotel furnishings. The Frederick was built in the neoclassical style by James Stewart, Huntington’s first important architect. The building’s well-preserved facade is attributed to a special hardened brick used in its construction. It was called repressed brick and was made about 50 miles down the Ohio River in Portsmouth, Ohio. Hotel Manager William R. Ritter Jr. closed the hotel to transient trade July 30, 1973, because occupancy rates had been dropping each year. He converted the old hotel to units for residential occupants and businesses, which is how it continues to function today. Date is unknown.

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From WVEncyclopedia.org: The Frederick Hotel, built in downtown Huntington in 1905-06 at a cost of $400,000, was touted during its heyday as the most elegant hotel between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. In addition to its 125 sleeping rooms, 45 of which had private bathrooms, the hotel also had 11 private dining rooms plus the Colonade Restaurant and the Elephant Walk Club. The hotel had its own power generators in the basement and an elaborate stained glass window in the lobby. It rented space to many shops and businesses on its first floor, which fronted on 4th Avenue and 10th Street in the heart of the town. The owners claimed they traveled to Chicago and spent $100,000 for the hotel furnishings. The Frederick was built in the neoclassical style by James Stewart, Huntington’s first important architect. The building’s well-preserved facade is attributed to a special hardened brick used in its construction. It was called repressed brick and was made about 50 miles down the Ohio River in Portsmouth, Ohio. Hotel Manager William R. Ritter Jr. closed the hotel to transient trade July 30, 1973, because occupancy rates had been dropping each year. He converted the old hotel to units for residential occupants and businesses, which is how it continues to function today. Date is unknown.

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From WVEncyclopedia.org: The Frederick Hotel, built in downtown Huntington in 1905-06 at a cost of $400,000, was touted during its heyday as the most elegant hotel between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. In addition to its 125 sleeping rooms, 45 of which had private bathrooms, the hotel also had 11 private dining rooms plus the Colonade Restaurant and the Elephant Walk Club. The hotel had its own power generators in the basement and an elaborate stained glass window in the lobby. It rented space to many shops and businesses on its first floor, which fronted on 4th Avenue and 10th Street in the heart of the town. The owners claimed they traveled to Chicago and spent $100,000 for the hotel furnishings. The Frederick was built in the neoclassical style by James Stewart, Huntington’s first important architect. The building’s well-preserved facade is attributed to a special hardened brick used in its construction. It was called repressed brick and was made about 50 miles down the Ohio River in Portsmouth, Ohio. Hotel Manager William R. Ritter Jr. closed the hotel to transient trade July 30, 1973, because occupancy rates had been dropping each year. He converted the old hotel to units for residential occupants and businesses, which is how it continues to function today. Date is unknown.

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From WVEncyclopedia.org: The Frederick Hotel, built in downtown Huntington in 1905-06 at a cost of $400,000, was touted during its heyday as the most elegant hotel between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. In addition to its 125 sleeping rooms, 45 of which had private bathrooms, the hotel also had 11 private dining rooms plus the Colonade Restaurant and the Elephant Walk Club. The hotel had its own power generators in the basement and an elaborate stained glass window in the lobby. It rented space to many shops and businesses on its first floor, which fronted on 4th Avenue and 10th Street in the heart of the town. The owners claimed they traveled to Chicago and spent $100,000 for the hotel furnishings. The Frederick was built in the neoclassical style by James Stewart, Huntington’s first important architect. The building’s well-preserved facade is attributed to a special hardened brick used in its construction. It was called repressed brick and was made about 50 miles down the Ohio River in Portsmouth, Ohio. Hotel Manager William R. Ritter Jr. closed the hotel to transient trade July 30, 1973, because occupancy rates had been dropping each year. He converted the old hotel to units for residential occupants and businesses, which is how it continues to function today. Date is unknown.

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From WVEncyclopedia.org: The Frederick Hotel, built in downtown Huntington in 1905-06 at a cost of $400,000, was touted during its heyday as the most elegant hotel between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. In addition to its 125 sleeping rooms, 45 of which had private bathrooms, the hotel also had 11 private dining rooms plus the Colonade Restaurant and the Elephant Walk Club. The hotel had its own power generators in the basement and an elaborate stained glass window in the lobby. It rented space to many shops and businesses on its first floor, which fronted on 4th Avenue and 10th Street in the heart of the town. The owners claimed they traveled to Chicago and spent $100,000 for the hotel furnishings. The Frederick was built in the neoclassical style by James Stewart, Huntington’s first important architect. The building’s well-preserved facade is attributed to a special hardened brick used in its construction. It was called repressed brick and was made about 50 miles down the Ohio River in Portsmouth, Ohio. Hotel Manager William R. Ritter Jr. closed the hotel to transient trade July 30, 1973, because occupancy rates had been dropping each year. He converted the old hotel to units for residential occupants and businesses, which is how it continues to function today. Date is unknown.

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From WVEncyclopedia.org: The Frederick Hotel, built in downtown Huntington in 1905-06 at a cost of $400,000, was touted during its heyday as the most elegant hotel between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. In addition to its 125 sleeping rooms, 45 of which had private bathrooms, the hotel also had 11 private dining rooms plus the Colonade Restaurant and the Elephant Walk Club. The hotel had its own power generators in the basement and an elaborate stained glass window in the lobby. It rented space to many shops and businesses on its first floor, which fronted on 4th Avenue and 10th Street in the heart of the town. The owners claimed they traveled to Chicago and spent $100,000 for the hotel furnishings. The Frederick was built in the neoclassical style by James Stewart, Huntington’s first important architect. The building’s well-preserved facade is attributed to a special hardened brick used in its construction. It was called repressed brick and was made about 50 miles down the Ohio River in Portsmouth, Ohio. Hotel Manager William R. Ritter Jr. closed the hotel to transient trade July 30, 1973, because occupancy rates had been dropping each year. He converted the old hotel to units for residential occupants and businesses, which is how it continues to function today. Date is unknown.

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From WVEncyclopedia.org: The Frederick Hotel, built in downtown Huntington in 1905-06 at a cost of $400,000, was touted during its heyday as the most elegant hotel between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. In addition to its 125 sleeping rooms, 45 of which had private bathrooms, the hotel also had 11 private dining rooms plus the Colonade Restaurant and the Elephant Walk Club. The hotel had its own power generators in the basement and an elaborate stained glass window in the lobby. It rented space to many shops and businesses on its first floor, which fronted on 4th Avenue and 10th Street in the heart of the town. The owners claimed they traveled to Chicago and spent $100,000 for the hotel furnishings. The Frederick was built in the neoclassical style by James Stewart, Huntington’s first important architect. The building’s well-preserved facade is attributed to a special hardened brick used in its construction. It was called repressed brick and was made about 50 miles down the Ohio River in Portsmouth, Ohio. Hotel Manager William R. Ritter Jr. closed the hotel to transient trade July 30, 1973, because occupancy rates had been dropping each year. He converted the old hotel to units for residential occupants and businesses, which is how it continues to function today. Date is unknown.

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From WVEncyclopedia.org: The Frederick Hotel, built in downtown Huntington in 1905-06 at a cost of $400,000, was touted during its heyday as the most elegant hotel between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. In addition to its 125 sleeping rooms, 45 of which had private bathrooms, the hotel also had 11 private dining rooms plus the Colonade Restaurant and the Elephant Walk Club. The hotel had its own power generators in the basement and an elaborate stained glass window in the lobby. It rented space to many shops and businesses on its first floor, which fronted on 4th Avenue and 10th Street in the heart of the town. The owners claimed they traveled to Chicago and spent $100,000 for the hotel furnishings. The Frederick was built in the neoclassical style by James Stewart, Huntington’s first important architect. The building’s well-preserved facade is attributed to a special hardened brick used in its construction. It was called repressed brick and was made about 50 miles down the Ohio River in Portsmouth, Ohio. Hotel Manager William R. Ritter Jr. closed the hotel to transient trade July 30, 1973, because occupancy rates had been dropping each year. He converted the old hotel to units for residential occupants and businesses, which is how it continues to function today. Date is unknown.

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From WVEncyclopedia.org: The Frederick Hotel, built in downtown Huntington in 1905-06 at a cost of $400,000, was touted during its heyday as the most elegant hotel between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati. In addition to its 125 sleeping rooms, 45 of which had private bathrooms, the hotel also had 11 private dining rooms plus the Colonade Restaurant and the Elephant Walk Club. The hotel had its own power generators in the basement and an elaborate stained glass window in the lobby. It rented space to many shops and businesses on its first floor, which fronted on 4th Avenue and 10th Street in the heart of the town. The owners claimed they traveled to Chicago and spent $100,000 for the hotel furnishings. The Frederick was built in the neoclassical style by James Stewart, Huntington’s first important architect. The building’s well-preserved facade is attributed to a special hardened brick used in its construction. It was called repressed brick and was made about 50 miles down the Ohio River in Portsmouth, Ohio. Hotel Manager William R. Ritter Jr. closed the hotel to transient trade July 30, 1973, because occupancy rates had been dropping each year. He converted the old hotel to units for residential occupants and businesses, which is how it continues to function today. Date is unknown.

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Colonel Harry Pockras, right, was the chief engineer for the Huntington District Corps of Engineers from about 1935 until his retirement in 1955. Here, he shows off a working scale model of the floodwall gate closure. The map on the wall shows floodwall alignments, clockwise, of Highlawn wall, East Huntington wall, Guyandotte wall and INCO/Altizer wall, according to Richard McCoy. Pockras' grandson Philip H. Pockras said, "He had overall responsibility for the (floodwall) project. My mother, his daughter-in-law, has told me that he did much of the design work. Mother is the former Sarah Curtis from Proctorville." In the wake of the disastrous 1937 Flood, when the Ohio River inundated much of Huntington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect the city from future floods. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Huntington's floodwall in August 1938. It was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance in December 1943. The project cost $7.1 million. The wall has seven miles of concrete and 4.5 miles of earthen levee, along with 17 pump stations and 45 gated openings for traffic (though 15 are closed now). The remaining 30 openings would have to be closed manually during a severe flood. The floodwall height varies between 15 and 20 feet. It reaches three feet higher than the 69.45-foot deluge of 1937. The floodwall was designed to protect more than 7,000 acres from flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an annual walk-through inspection of the floodwall. Because of U.S. involvement in World War II, construction on all civil works projects except those vital to the war effort were discontinued in 1942. Work on the Huntington floodwall continued because of Inco's top secret work on the Manhattan Project. As it turns out, the wall did protect Inco in March 1945 -- when the river reached a crest of 59.86 feet -- and several times since as well. But the 1945 date was critical because the plant was just wrapping up its work on the atomic bomb, which President Truman used for the first time five months later to shorten World War II.

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In the wake of the disastrous 1937 Flood, when the Ohio River inundated much of Huntington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect the city from future floods. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Huntington's floodwall in August 1938. It was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance in December 1943. The project cost $7.1 million. The wall has seven miles of concrete and 4.5 miles of earthen levee, along with 17 pump stations and 45 gated openings for traffic (though 15 are closed now). The remaining 30 openings would have to be closed manually during a severe flood. The floodwall height varies between 15 and 20 feet. It reaches three feet higher than the 69.45-foot deluge of 1937. The floodwall was designed to protect more than 7,000 acres from flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an annual walk-through inspection of the floodwall. Because of U.S. involvement in World War II, construction on all civil works projects except those vital to the war effort were discontinued in 1942. Work on the Huntington floodwall continued because of Inco's top secret work on the Manhattan Project. As it turns out, the wall did protect Inco in March 1945 -- when the river reached a crest of 59.86 feet -- and several times since as well. But the 1945 date was critical because the plant was just wrapping up its work on the atomic bomb, which President Truman used for the first time five months later to shorten World War II.

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In the wake of the disastrous 1937 Flood, when the Ohio River inundated much of Huntington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect the city from future floods. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Huntington's floodwall in August 1938. It was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance in December 1943. The project cost $7.1 million. The wall has seven miles of concrete and 4.5 miles of earthen levee, along with 17 pump stations and 45 gated openings for traffic (though 15 are closed now). The remaining 30 openings would have to be closed manually during a severe flood. The floodwall height varies between 15 and 20 feet. It reaches three feet higher than the 69.45-foot deluge of 1937. The floodwall was designed to protect more than 7,000 acres from flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an annual walk-through inspection of the floodwall. Because of U.S. involvement in World War II, construction on all civil works projects except those vital to the war effort were discontinued in 1942. Work on the Huntington floodwall continued because of Inco's top secret work on the Manhattan Project. As it turns out, the wall did protect Inco in March 1945 -- when the river reached a crest of 59.86 feet -- and several times since as well. But the 1945 date was critical because the plant was just wrapping up its work on the atomic bomb, which President Truman used for the first time five months later to shorten World War II.

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In the wake of the disastrous 1937 Flood, when the Ohio River inundated much of Huntington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect the city from future floods. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Huntington's floodwall in August 1938. It was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance in December 1943. The project cost $7.1 million. The wall has seven miles of concrete and 4.5 miles of earthen levee, along with 17 pump stations and 45 gated openings for traffic (though 15 are closed now). The remaining 30 openings would have to be closed manually during a severe flood. The floodwall height varies between 15 and 20 feet. It reaches three feet higher than the 69.45-foot deluge of 1937. The floodwall was designed to protect more than 7,000 acres from flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an annual walk-through inspection of the floodwall. Because of U.S. involvement in World War II, construction on all civil works projects except those vital to the war effort were discontinued in 1942. Work on the Huntington floodwall continued because of Inco's top secret work on the Manhattan Project. As it turns out, the wall did protect Inco in March 1945 -- when the river reached a crest of 59.86 feet -- and several times since as well. But the 1945 date was critical because the plant was just wrapping up its work on the atomic bomb, which President Truman used for the first time five months later to shorten World War II.

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In the wake of the disastrous 1937 Flood, when the Ohio River inundated much of Huntington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect the city from future floods. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Huntington's floodwall in August 1938. It was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance in December 1943. The project cost $7.1 million. The wall has seven miles of concrete and 4.5 miles of earthen levee, along with 17 pump stations and 45 gated openings for traffic (though 15 are closed now). The remaining 30 openings would have to be closed manually during a severe flood. The floodwall height varies between 15 and 20 feet. It reaches three feet higher than the 69.45-foot deluge of 1937. The floodwall was designed to protect more than 7,000 acres from flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an annual walk-through inspection of the floodwall. Because of U.S. involvement in World War II, construction on all civil works projects except those vital to the war effort were discontinued in 1942. Work on the Huntington floodwall continued because of Inco's top secret work on the Manhattan Project. As it turns out, the wall did protect Inco in March 1945 -- when the river reached a crest of 59.86 feet -- and several times since as well. But the 1945 date was critical because the plant was just wrapping up its work on the atomic bomb, which President Truman used for the first time five months later to shorten World War II.

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In the wake of the disastrous 1937 Flood, when the Ohio River inundated much of Huntington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect the city from future floods. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Huntington's floodwall in August 1938. It was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance in December 1943. The project cost $7.1 million. The wall has seven miles of concrete and 4.5 miles of earthen levee, along with 17 pump stations and 45 gated openings for traffic (though 15 are closed now). The remaining 30 openings would have to be closed manually during a severe flood. The floodwall height varies between 15 and 20 feet. It reaches three feet higher than the 69.45-foot deluge of 1937. The floodwall was designed to protect more than 7,000 acres from flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an annual walk-through inspection of the floodwall. Because of U.S. involvement in World War II, construction on all civil works projects except those vital to the war effort were discontinued in 1942. Work on the Huntington floodwall continued because of Inco's top secret work on the Manhattan Project. As it turns out, the wall did protect Inco in March 1945 -- when the river reached a crest of 59.86 feet -- and several times since as well. But the 1945 date was critical because the plant was just wrapping up its work on the atomic bomb, which President Truman used for the first time five months later to shorten World War II.

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In the wake of the disastrous 1937 Flood, when the Ohio River inundated much of Huntington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect the city from future floods. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Huntington's floodwall in August 1938. It was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance in December 1943. The project cost $7.1 million. The wall has seven miles of concrete and 4.5 miles of earthen levee, along with 17 pump stations and 45 gated openings for traffic (though 15 are closed now). The remaining 30 openings would have to be closed manually during a severe flood. The floodwall height varies between 15 and 20 feet. It reaches three feet higher than the 69.45-foot deluge of 1937. The floodwall was designed to protect more than 7,000 acres from flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an annual walk-through inspection of the floodwall. Because of U.S. involvement in World War II, construction on all civil works projects except those vital to the war effort were discontinued in 1942. Work on the Huntington floodwall continued because of Inco's top secret work on the Manhattan Project. As it turns out, the wall did protect Inco in March 1945 -- when the river reached a crest of 59.86 feet -- and several times since as well. But the 1945 date was critical because the plant was just wrapping up its work on the atomic bomb, which President Truman used for the first time five months later to shorten World War II.

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In the wake of the disastrous 1937 Flood, when the Ohio River inundated much of Huntington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect the city from future floods. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Huntington's floodwall in August 1938. It was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance in December 1943. The project cost $7.1 million. The wall has seven miles of concrete and 4.5 miles of earthen levee, along with 17 pump stations and 45 gated openings for traffic (though 15 are closed now). The remaining 30 openings would have to be closed manually during a severe flood. The floodwall height varies between 15 and 20 feet. It reaches three feet higher than the 69.45-foot deluge of 1937. The floodwall was designed to protect more than 7,000 acres from flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an annual walk-through inspection of the floodwall. Because of U.S. involvement in World War II, construction on all civil works projects except those vital to the war effort were discontinued in 1942. Work on the Huntington floodwall continued because of Inco's top secret work on the Manhattan Project. As it turns out, the wall did protect Inco in March 1945 -- when the river reached a crest of 59.86 feet -- and several times since as well. But the 1945 date was critical because the plant was just wrapping up its work on the atomic bomb, which President Truman used for the first time five months later to shorten World War II.

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In the wake of the disastrous 1937 Flood, when the Ohio River inundated much of Huntington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect the city from future floods. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Huntington's floodwall in August 1938. It was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance in December 1943. The project cost $7.1 million. The wall has seven miles of concrete and 4.5 miles of earthen levee, along with 17 pump stations and 45 gated openings for traffic (though 15 are closed now). The remaining 30 openings would have to be closed manually during a severe flood. The floodwall height varies between 15 and 20 feet. It reaches three feet higher than the 69.45-foot deluge of 1937. The floodwall was designed to protect more than 7,000 acres from flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an annual walk-through inspection of the floodwall. Because of U.S. involvement in World War II, construction on all civil works projects except those vital to the war effort were discontinued in 1942. Work on the Huntington floodwall continued because of Inco's top secret work on the Manhattan Project. As it turns out, the wall did protect Inco in March 1945 -- when the river reached a crest of 59.86 feet -- and several times since as well. But the 1945 date was critical because the plant was just wrapping up its work on the atomic bomb, which President Truman used for the first time five months later to shorten World War II.

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In the wake of the disastrous 1937 Flood, when the Ohio River inundated much of Huntington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect the city from future floods. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Huntington's floodwall in August 1938. It was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance in December 1943. The project cost $7.1 million. The wall has seven miles of concrete and 4.5 miles of earthen levee, along with 17 pump stations and 45 gated openings for traffic (though 15 are closed now). The remaining 30 openings would have to be closed manually during a severe flood. The floodwall height varies between 15 and 20 feet. It reaches three feet higher than the 69.45-foot deluge of 1937. The floodwall was designed to protect more than 7,000 acres from flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an annual walk-through inspection of the floodwall. Because of U.S. involvement in World War II, construction on all civil works projects except those vital to the war effort were discontinued in 1942. Work on the Huntington floodwall continued because of Inco's top secret work on the Manhattan Project. As it turns out, the wall did protect Inco in March 1945 -- when the river reached a crest of 59.86 feet -- and several times since as well. But the 1945 date was critical because the plant was just wrapping up its work on the atomic bomb, which President Truman used for the first time five months later to shorten World War II.

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In the wake of the disastrous 1937 Flood, when the Ohio River inundated much of Huntington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect the city from future floods. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Huntington's floodwall in August 1938. It was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance in December 1943. The project cost $7.1 million. The wall has seven miles of concrete and 4.5 miles of earthen levee, along with 17 pump stations and 45 gated openings for traffic (though 15 are closed now). The remaining 30 openings would have to be closed manually during a severe flood. The floodwall height varies between 15 and 20 feet. It reaches three feet higher than the 69.45-foot deluge of 1937. The floodwall was designed to protect more than 7,000 acres from flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an annual walk-through inspection of the floodwall. Because of U.S. involvement in World War II, construction on all civil works projects except those vital to the war effort were discontinued in 1942. Work on the Huntington floodwall continued because of Inco's top secret work on the Manhattan Project. As it turns out, the wall did protect Inco in March 1945 -- when the river reached a crest of 59.86 feet -- and several times since as well. But the 1945 date was critical because the plant was just wrapping up its work on the atomic bomb, which President Truman used for the first time five months later to shorten World War II.

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In the wake of the disastrous 1937 Flood, when the Ohio River inundated much of Huntington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect the city from future floods. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Huntington's floodwall in August 1938. It was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance in December 1943. The project cost $7.1 million. The wall has seven miles of concrete and 4.5 miles of earthen levee, along with 17 pump stations and 45 gated openings for traffic (though 15 are closed now). The remaining 30 openings would have to be closed manually during a severe flood. The floodwall height varies between 15 and 20 feet. It reaches three feet higher than the 69.45-foot deluge of 1937. The floodwall was designed to protect more than 7,000 acres from flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an annual walk-through inspection of the floodwall. Because of U.S. involvement in World War II, construction on all civil works projects except those vital to the war effort were discontinued in 1942. Work on the Huntington floodwall continued because of Inco's top secret work on the Manhattan Project. As it turns out, the wall did protect Inco in March 1945 -- when the river reached a crest of 59.86 feet -- and several times since as well. But the 1945 date was critical because the plant was just wrapping up its work on the atomic bomb, which President Truman used for the first time five months later to shorten World War II.

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In the wake of the disastrous 1937 Flood, when the Ohio River inundated much of Huntington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect the city from future floods. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Huntington's floodwall in August 1938. It was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance in December 1943. The project cost $7.1 million. The wall has seven miles of concrete and 4.5 miles of earthen levee, along with 17 pump stations and 45 gated openings for traffic (though 15 are closed now). The remaining 30 openings would have to be closed manually during a severe flood. The floodwall height varies between 15 and 20 feet. It reaches three feet higher than the 69.45-foot deluge of 1937. The floodwall was designed to protect more than 7,000 acres from flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an annual walk-through inspection of the floodwall. Because of U.S. involvement in World War II, construction on all civil works projects except those vital to the war effort were discontinued in 1942. Work on the Huntington floodwall continued because of Inco's top secret work on the Manhattan Project. As it turns out, the wall did protect Inco in March 1945 -- when the river reached a crest of 59.86 feet -- and several times since as well. But the 1945 date was critical because the plant was just wrapping up its work on the atomic bomb, which President Truman used for the first time five months later to shorten World War II.

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In the wake of the disastrous 1937 Flood, when the Ohio River inundated much of Huntington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect the city from future floods. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Huntington's floodwall in August 1938. It was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance in December 1943. The project cost $7.1 million. The wall has seven miles of concrete and 4.5 miles of earthen levee, along with 17 pump stations and 45 gated openings for traffic (though 15 are closed now). The remaining 30 openings would have to be closed manually during a severe flood. The floodwall height varies between 15 and 20 feet. It reaches three feet higher than the 69.45-foot deluge of 1937. The floodwall was designed to protect more than 7,000 acres from flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an annual walk-through inspection of the floodwall. Because of U.S. involvement in World War II, construction on all civil works projects except those vital to the war effort were discontinued in 1942. Work on the Huntington floodwall continued because of Inco's top secret work on the Manhattan Project. As it turns out, the wall did protect Inco in March 1945 -- when the river reached a crest of 59.86 feet -- and several times since as well. But the 1945 date was critical because the plant was just wrapping up its work on the atomic bomb, which President Truman used for the first time five months later to shorten World War II.

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In the wake of the disastrous 1937 Flood, when the Ohio River inundated much of Huntington, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed a floodwall to protect the city from future floods. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction on Huntington's floodwall in August 1938. It was turned over to the city for operation and maintenance in December 1943. The project cost $7.1 million. The wall has seven miles of concrete and 4.5 miles of earthen levee, along with 17 pump stations and 45 gated openings for traffic (though 15 are closed now). The remaining 30 openings would have to be closed manually during a severe flood. The floodwall height varies between 15 and 20 feet. It reaches three feet higher than the 69.45-foot deluge of 1937. The floodwall was designed to protect more than 7,000 acres from flooding. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an annual walk-through inspection of the floodwall. Because of U.S. involvement in World War II, construction on all civil works projects except those vital to the war effort were discontinued in 1942. Work on the Huntington floodwall continued because of Inco's top secret work on the Manhattan Project. As it turns out, the wall did protect Inco in March 1945 -- when the river reached a crest of 59.86 feet -- and several times since as well. But the 1945 date was critical because the plant was just wrapping up its work on the atomic bomb, which President Truman used for the first time five months later to shorten World War II.

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A snow scene along 13th Avenue between 10th and 11th streets. Date is unknown.

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A view of the Big Sandy River from Catlettsburg, Ky., looking across to Kenova, W.Va. Date is unknown.

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A view of the Ohio River. Date is unknown.

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A view of Huntington from a hilltop. Date is unknown.

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A view of Huntington from a hilltop. Date is unknown.