THE LEGACY OF THE 1913 FLOOD

         … As expressed in an editorial appearing in the Zanesville Signal, April 5, 1913

One thing this great disastrous flood has done – it has brought the people closer together. It has shown us that after all we are just one great big family. It has taught us to be more charitable to one another. It has let us know much good there is in human nature. It has shown the big-heartedness of our neighbors. It has illustrated the delight in helping one another. It has temporarily at least blotted out race, religion, and creed. It has shown our dependence one upon another.