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By Margaret Leidy Harner from her book One Day at a Time: A Social History of Boyertown, PA.
March 18, 1913: United States President Woodrow Wilson has appointed his aide de camp Major Thomas Leidy Rhoads to take charge of the rehabilitation of the flooded city of Dayton, Ohio.
Major Rhoads has reported that it will take at least two weeks to make an impression upon the debris which chokes the streets, alleys and yards of the city and two months before the city is “comfortably” habitable, and probably ten years before it is back to the days before the flood.
After many weeks of hard work, the city was able to get back on its feet, and the citizens of Dayton credited Rhoads with bringing stability and order to the chaos of the disaster they had faced. They showered him with praise and gratitude for his efforts.
Sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees. Sunny in the morning, clear overnight.
Kudos to Zack! In these troubled times, the world could use many more people like him. And kudos to Boyertown for providing the kind of atmosphere where Zack (and others like him) can grove and thrive. Finally, is the book mentioned still available? I'd like to buy one as I remember all of the people mentioned.
Yes, Mark. The books are available at Studio B Art Gallery and the Building a Better Boyertown office.