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Object number2011.113.1

Mediumbrass

Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection

DescriptionRectangular brass high water marker.Dimensions2.25 x 4.5 in., 0.125 in. (5.7 x 11.4 cm, 0.3 cm)
InscriptionsEmbossed: "HIGH WATER MARK / FLOOD OF MARCH 18-19, 1936 / UNITED STATES ENGINEER DEPARTMENT / CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY / PITTSBURGH DISTRICT / MARKER NO. [engraved on raised plate] 234".
Historical NotesHigh water marker from 1936 Pittsburgh Flood.

Related institution United States Army

Related institution United States Army Corps of Engineers

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