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Ottawa Herald in Ottawa, Kansas

12 Jul 2001

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Ottawa Herald

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Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 2001

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6

Ottawa floods shaped early life in the Marais des Cygnes valley

Ottawans recount historic floods from 1844 to 1951 along the Marais des Cygnes. Bennett notes 1928 crest at 37.6 feet and 1951 record 42.25 feet, with fatalities and crop losses. Residents recall towns split by flood waters, bridges blocked, and daily life altered for generations.

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Ottawa Marais Des Cygnes Bennett People’s National Bank and Trust Ottawa Herald Lamar Phillips Franklin County Forest Park Bluff Lee Sheldon Sheldon Western Union Ralph Shiras Jay Ward Smith Franklin County Historical Society
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Ottawa Flood 1951 Devastates Town and Prompted Rehab

The Ottawa flood of 1951 left many homes and businesses swept away or damaged as the Marais des Cygnes rose. Rescue efforts by volunteers, Red Cross shelter staff, and hospital crews operated through a brutal night with no water or electricity. By July 12 engineers assessed widespread destruction and began planning recovery while residents prepared to rebuild and seek flood control assurances from Washington two years later.

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Ruth Allen Ottawa Eisenhower Road Allen Pomona Don Miraferd Fourth Red Cross Eugene Field School F.A. Trump Cedar Home Third and Cedar Ransom Memorial Hospital Dwight Metzler State Board of Health Seventh and Main St. Louis Santa Fe Crites Body Shop Farmer's Hotel Marais Des Cygnes A.B. Sherman Army Corps of Engineers Second Street Jim Keller Corps of Engineers Prager Price Oil Mobilgas Service Nisley Acron White Jack Sauer Conoco Herndon Robert Luce Washington Walter Rubel Rubel Ottawaherald
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