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Children's Crusade remembered in Fort Wayne flood of 1982
Fort Wayne marks the flood anniversary with a sculpture honoring high school students and volunteers who stacked sandbags to save the Pemberton dike. President Reagan and Gov. Orr visited. damages were estimated at 51 million dollars. The city shifts toward an $8 million convention center and downtown mall as memories fade.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Indiana
Three Rivers
Main Street
Winfield Moses Jr
Moses
Pemberton Dike
Pemberton (Drive
Army Corps of Engineers
Reagan
Robert D. Orr