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The Troy Flood of 1913
Troy citizens couldn’t foresee the tragedy ahead as they traveled to church on the stormy Easter morning of March 23, 1913.
The previous day had been unseasonably beautiful in the small Ohio city set on the banks of the Great Miami River. The Miami and Erie Canal ran through town.
While the river rose, the canal overflowed on Sunday night. Men, carrying lanterns, walked between the two waterways to monitor water levels.
When ankle-deep water became waist high in twenty minutes, folks became alarmed.
Relentless rain flooded houses, driving people from their homes. Some were trapped. Men rowed to their neighbors’ aid.
Tragically, not everyone survived. Temporary hospitals and public shelters were set up for those displaced by the flood.
The Flood of 1913 is Ohio’s greatest natural disaster. The worst flooding occurred along the Great Miami River. Statewide, at least 428 people lost their lives.
This flood is the setting for my novella, Surprised by Love, in the “From the Lake to the River” anthology.
-Sandra Merville Hart
Award-winning and Amazon bestselling author Sandra Merville Hart loves to uncover fascinating historical facts for her stories.
- Her debut Civil War Romance, A Stranger on My Land, was IRCA Finalist 2015.
- A Rebel in My House, set during the historic Battle of Gettysburg, won the 2018 Silver Illumination Award and second place in 2018 FHL Readers’ Choice Award.
- A Musket in My Hands, where two sisters join the Confederate army with the men they love, releases November of 2018.
- Her novella, Surprised by Love in “From the Lake to the River” released in September of 2018.
- Trail’s End, in Smitten Novella Collection: "The Cowboys” releases in August of 2019.
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Here’s a blurb about Surprised by Love:
Lottie’s feelings for an old school crush blossom again during the worst flood her town has endured in years.
Lottie shoulders the burden for her siblings after their mother’s death. Her seventeen-year-old brother’s disobedience troubles her, especially since she also cares for the boarders in their home. When the flooding river invades not only the town of Troy but also her home, Lottie and her family need to be rescued.
Desperate circumstances throw Lottie and Joe, her schoolgirl crush, together. Can tragedy unite the couple to make her long-buried dream of winning his love come true?
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3 comments:
I had the pleasure of reading Sandra's manuscript and it's a great, sweet love story filled with angst as the heroine and hero deal with the raging flood waters. Good luck with the story and the collection!
Thank you, Catherine! So glad that you enjoyed the story.
Thank you for hosting me, Carole! I enjoyed being with you today.
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