Topeka reflects on 70th anniversary on 1951 flood : vimarsan

Topeka reflects on 70th anniversary on 1951 flood
Kimberly Donahue
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Some estimates show the Topeka area had 11 to 15 inches of rain in the days leading up to that July 13, 1951 flood.
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The 1951 flood marked a watershed moment in Topeka history.
A plaque at the Great Overland Station shows how high water reached inside the building.
Gary Lady was six years old.
“I do remember the flood, I remember my mom making sandwiches and taking them down to the workers and I remember the flood was pretty high,” he recalled.
Sarah Teefley the with the National Service said the region was going through a historic time.

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