5/25/1968 - Athens, Ohio, Ohio University Campus flood water (Electro Media)
This film footage was found in our archives which was most likely from a "stringer" or freelance cinematographer that would sell their footage to a station and in this case, they sold it to WKBN Channel 27.
We have two proud OU Bobcats (Connie Jones & Chris Iacono-Rutushin) working in The Mahoning Valley Historical Society’s Business & Media Archives and they've always heard various stories of the floods before Army Corps of Engineers re-channelized the Hocking River. This aerial film footage shows just how massive a swath it was.
The Convocation Center is surrounded by water and Penden Stadium is almost submerged.
We know that there are a lot of OU alumni in the Youngstown area who we figured would be interested in seeing this. Were you there during the flood or know someone who was? Feel free to share memories of your experiences down at Ohio University in the comment section below!
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