The pavement of Highway 99 east of St. Peter was extensively damaged by the flood water of the Minnesota River in 1965. This photograph looks to the east, from a location near the railroad crossing a short distance from St. Peter, and near the Peavey elevator.
Flood damage to this building a short distance to the east of the Broadway bridge in St. Peter is clearly visible. The building was on the south side of Highway 99. The Minnesota River can be seen in the background.
North Eighth Street in St. Peter was extensively damaged by flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in 1965. The water initially traveled through a ravine until it was diverted onto North Eighth Street between houses at 408 and 416 North Eighth Street. It was then sent along Madison Street and onward to the Recreation Field, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River. This view looks to the south along North Eighth Street, from a location in front of the Earl Fitch home at 416 North Eighth.
The damage to North Eighth Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood can be seen clearly in this photo, which looks to the north from the intersection with Madison Street. Water from along Sunrise Drive was released along North Eighth and Madison Streets and allowed to make its way to the Minnesota River. The house at the left was on the southwest corner of the intersection of North Eighth and Skaro Streets. The sandbags were used to divert the water onto North Eighth and Madison Streets.
From the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets, this view to the north shows the damage caused along North Eighth Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. Water from a dike along Sunrise Drive was released to make its way to the Minnesota River, partly along North Eighth and Madison Streets, which were lined with sandbags to channel the water.
The aftermath of flood water flowing along Madison Street in St. Peter in 1965 can be seen in this photograph, which was taken from a location on Madison, looking toward the warm-up shack of the skating rink, which can be seen at the far left, and the swimming pool in the Recreation Field, which can be seen at the far right. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. The water was sent from there to North Eighth Street before being diverted onto Madison, from which it flowed into the Recreation Field and onward to the Minnesota River.
The damage done by the controlled release of flood water from a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood can be seen in this photo that looks westward along Madison Street from its intersection with North Washington Avenue. The houses in the photo are along North Seventh Street.
Flowing water along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood caused the damage shown in this photograph. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive, and was initially sent along North Eighth Street before being diverted onto Madison and sent to the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River. The view in this photo is to the west, from a location in Madison Street, in or near its intersection with North Fifth Street.
The damage along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood can be seen in this photo. Water had been sent along the street in order to relieve the pressure on a dike along Sunrise Drive. The garage and the rear of the Conrad Anderson family home at 320 North Seventh Street can be seen at the far right of the photo, which was taken on the north side of Madison Street, slightly east of its intersection with North Eighth Street.
Material for a dike along both the north and south sides of Madison Street in St. Peter in 1965 is visible in this photograph, which was taken from a location near the intersection with North Seventh Street. The view looks toward the Recreation Field to the east. Madison Street received a large amount of flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive.
The pink house at the upper left was the home of the Earl and Elaine Fitch family at 416 North Eighth Street in St. Peter. The sandbags mark the route of water that was ultimately diverted from Sunrise Drive to the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River during the 1965 flood.
The First Lutheran Church in St. Peter at 1114 West Traverse Road can be seen in the distance in this 1965 view taken from a corn field west of Sunrise Drive. Sandbags and piles of sand mark the site of a dike that was built to hold back the large amount of water that collected in the nearby fields when the snow melted.
The rapidly rising Minnesota River at St. Peter threatened the electrical substation at the east end of Nassau Street. The dike that was constructed there successfully prevented the flood water from damaging the substation. The bridge across the river at Broadway can be seen to the north of the substation in this photograph.
The electrical substation on the north side of the east end of Nassau Street in St. Peter was threatened by flood water during the 1965 flood. Many sandbags were used in several locations in the city to contain the rising water.
The sandbag dike in the foreground was constructed during the 1965 flood in St. Peter to protect the city's electrical substation that was located on the north side of the east end of Nassau Street from the rising Minnesota River. The dike shown in photo, e8019, submerged at the time this photo was taken, was located on the west side of the Mill Pond, near the center of this photo.
The dike shown here was constructed along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood in order to prevent water from melted snow west of the city from flooding the city below. Gustavus Adolphus College and the city water tower can be seen to the south in the distance.
The sandbag dike shown here was constructed along North Eighth Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood to direct water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. The water was sent along North Eighth and Madison Streets to the large Recreation Field, from which it could make its way to the Minnesota River. The house slightly to the right of the center of the photo is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of North Eighth and Skaro Streets.
The street sign at the top of the photo, to the left of center, is at the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets in St. Peter. This view to the south along North Eighth Street was taken during the 1965 flood. A sandbag dike was constructed along North Eighth and Madison Streets in order to ultimately send water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive to the Minnesota River.
The sandbag dike at the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets in St. Peter in 1965 is in the foreground in this photograph that looks to the north along North Eighth Street. The dike extended for half of a block along North Eighth Street and for several blocks along Madison. Flood water from west of a dike along Sunrise Drive was directed along this route to the Minnesota River.
A child can be seen looking at the damage on Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The sandbag dike in the photo was constructed along North Eighth and Madison Streets in order to relieve the pressure on a dike along Sunrise Drive. Ultimately, the water made its way to the Minnesota River. A portion of the Henry Kretschmer family home at 324 North Eighth Street can be seen in the upper left of the photo.
The home of the Henry Kretschmer family at 324 North Eighth Street in St. Peter can be seen in the background of this photo taken in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The sandbags in the foreground were part of a dike that was constructed along North Eighth and Madison Streets in order to send water from a controlled release of a dike along Sunrise Drive to the Recreation Field, from which the water could make its way to the Minnesota River. The photo shows a bend in the dike, with Madison Street in the foreground.
Two children are shown standing where flood water had destroyed Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The sandbag dike in this photo was constructed along North Eighth and Madison Streets in order to send water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive to the Recreation Field and onward to the Minnesota River. The home of the Henry Kretschmer family at 324 North Eighth Street can be seen in the background.
Damage to Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood was extensive. Flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive was sent along North Eighth and Madison Streets to the Recreation Field, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River. The home of Howard Thomas at 324 North Washington Avenue in can be seen in the top center of this photo, behind a utility pole. This photo was taken from a location on the north side of Madison Street, between North Washington Avenue and North Fifth Street, looking toward the Avenue.
This portion of Madison Street in St. Peter was destroyed by flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in 1965. The building at the far left was on the Henry Kretschmer property at 324 North Eighth Street. The view looks to the west, from a location slightly east of North Eighth Street.
The Ray Olson family home at 403 North Seventh Street in St. Peter can be seen beyond the mound of material used to construct a temporary dike along the north side of Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The water came from a controlled release in a dike along Sunrise Drive. The water was sent along North Eighth and Madison Streets, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River.
This dike along the west side of the mill pond in St. Peter was quickly overwhelmed by the rapidly rising flood water of the Minnesota River in 1965. The photograph was taken from slightly higher ground at the east end of Nassau Street, looking upstream.
A view to the north of the sandbag dike protecting the electical power substation on the north side of the east end of Nassau Street in St. Peter, Minnesota during the 1965 Minnesota River flood.
Construction of a sandbag dike along the east side of the electrical substation at the east end of Nassau Street in St. Peter proceeds as the Minnesota River continues to rise rapidly at the base of the dike in 1965.
A dike is shown under construction along the east side of the electrical substation at the east end of Nassau Street in St. Peter in this 1965 flood photograph. Water from the nearby Minnesota River was rising rapidly and had already overwhelmed a dike previously constructed along the west side of the mill pond below the substation.
The dike system along Madison Street in St. Peter in 1965 is visible in this view to the west from a location near the intersection with North Washington Avenue. The flood water came from a controlled release in a dike along Sunrise Drive. The water was sent onto North Eighth and Madison Streets to make its way to the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River.
This photograph was taken in St. Peter during the 1965 flood from a location at the intersection of North Seventh and Madison Streets. This view to the west shows the damage caused by the controlled release of water from a dike along Sunrise Drive onto North Eighth and Madison Streets. The water did extensive damage to the streets before making its way to the Minnesota River.
The dike along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood was constructed along the street in order to direct flood water to the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. The STOP sign in the photo is at the intersection of North Washington Avenue and Madison Street. The view is toward the east, from a location near the intersection of North Seventh and Madison Streets.
Some of the water that was released from a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood can be seen in this view to the east along Madison Street. The car at the left was parked in front of the Ray Olson family home at 403 North Seventh Street. The water eventually made its way to the Minnesota River.
Construction of a sandbag dike on the north side of the east end of Nassau Street during the 1965 flood in St. Peter is underway. In the background can be seen the electrical substation above the mill pond. A dike that was previously constructed below the substation was overwhelmed by the rapidly rising flood water.
This view is mainly to the south along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The area in the foreground was flooded by melted snow from west of the city. The sandbag dike visible here protected the city below from the flood water. Gustavus Adolphus College can be seen in the distance, along with the St. Peter water tower. The trees at the far right were located in Calvary Cemetery.
The sandbag dike shown here was constructed along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood in order to prevent water from melted snow west of the city from flooding the city below. First Lutheran Church can be seen in the distance to the north.
The sandbag dike shown here was constructed along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood in order to prevent water from melted snow west of the city from flooding the city below. First Lutheran Church can be seen in the distance to the north near the left edge of the photo.
A view to the south along Sunrise Drive, looking toward Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota during the 1965 flood. The trees in the distance were located in Calvary Cemetery. A dike was constructed on the west side of Sunrise Drive to prevent water from melted snow that was unable to soak into frozen ground from flooding the community below.
At left can be seen flood water behind a dike that was constructed along Sunrise Drive in 1965. Melted snow that not able to soak into frozen ground west of Sunrise Drive created a large body of water in that area. A break was made in this dike in order to direct water along a partially diked route in the direction of the Minnesota River. The First Lutheran Church is visible in the distance.
The sandbags shown in this photo were part of a large dike that was constructed along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood to prevent water from melted snow west of the city from flooding the city below. First Lutheran Church can be seen in the distance to the north.
A sandbag dike along North Eighth Street in St. Peter in 1965 turned flood water flowing eastward from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive into a southward flow for one half of a block. The water then traveled eastward on Madison Street before it reached the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River. The house that is partly hidden by the tree at the top of this photo is at 416 North Eighth Street.
A view to the west along Madison Street from North Seventh Street in St. Peter, Minnesota during the 1965 flood. The water on the street is from a controlled release of flood water from a dike that was constructed along Sunrise Drive. The photo was taken near a home at 319 North Seventh Street.
The Conrad Anderson family home at 320 North Seventh Street is in the center of this photograph that was taken in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. A portion of a dike along the south side of Madison Street can be seen at the far right. Water was sent along Madison Street from Sunrise Drive to the Minnesota River. The local high school is visible in the distance in the upper left corner of the photo.
This view of the flooded Minnesota River and the Broadway bridge was taken from Levee Park in St. Peter. The Peavey Grain Company's elevator in Le Sueur County can be seen in the distance.
Taken from Levee Park in St. Peter, this image shows the south side of the Broadway bridge and the ice chunks in the flooded Minnesota River. The flood water threatened to destroy the bridge by eroding its supports.
The Broadway bridge in St. Peter is shown under severe stress from the flood water of the Minnesota River in this 1965 image. The picture was taken from high ground east of North Front Street. The top of the Peavey Grain Company's elevator across the river is visible in the distance.
This image, taken from Levee Park in St. Peter, shows water passing under the south side of the Broadway bridge during the 1965 flood of the Minnesota River.
This view across the Broadway bridge at St. Peter, taken during the 1965 flood of the Minnesota River, shows men at work on the eastern end of the bridge. Large quantities of fill were used to stabilize the bridge supports there.
The Broadway bridge in St. Peter is shown under severe stress from the flood water of the Minnesota River in this 1965 image. The picture was taken from high ground east of North Front Street.
St. Peter resident Bob Swedberg, who owned and operated the Swedberg Drug Store in St. Peter, went up in this airplane to take aerial views of the flooded Minnesota River Valley during the 1965 flood.
This aerial view shows the City of St. Peter and the flooded Minnesota River Valley to the east in 1965. The Broadway bridge is near the center of the photograph, and Minnesota Avenue runs diagonally upward across the image, beginning near the lower left corner.
Large portions of the City of St. Peter and the flooded Minnesota River Valley to the east can be seen in this aerial view that was taken in 1965. The Broadway bridge can be seen slightly to the left of the center of the image.
The Peavey Grain Company's elevator is the tallest structure visible in this image that shows flooded buildings and property in the Minnesota River Valley east of St. Peter in 1965. Highway 99 crosses the image, running diagonally above the elevator and below the St. Peter railroad depot, which is to the right and slightly below the row of five grain bins.
The St. Peter railroad depot at the far left is surrounded by flood water from the Minnesota River in this 1965 image. The photograph extends from the Peavey Grain Company's elevator at the bottom left of the photograph southwestward to the mill pond near the top center.
This 1965 aerial image shows the flooded Minnesota River at St. Peter. The Peavey Grain Company's elevator is at the right, above the railroad track. The St. Peter Feed Mill and the St. Peter Creamery are on high ground along the river to the left of the Broadway bridge.
This aerial view shows the business district of St. Peter and the flooded Minnesota River in 1965. The Broadway bridge is at the right, and the Nicollet County Courthouse can be seen below and slightly to the left of the bridge. The view extends from Front Street to Fourth Street, and from Locust Street to the northern end of the city.
Highway 22 is under several feet of water from the flooded Minnesota River in this aerial view taken near St. Peter in 1965. The old bridge across the river can be seen to the right of the center of the image. Highway 169 is along the bottom edge.
This aerial view shows portions of the flooded Minnesota River near St. Peter. The bridge over the river on Highway 22 can be seen along the bottom of this 1965 image. Vehicles can be seen on Highway 169 near the top.
This 1965 aerial image shows the flooded Minnesota River at St. Peter and large portions of the city's business district. The white spire of the Nicollet County Courthouse can be seen near the bottom, to the right of the center of the photograph. The Broadway bridge is at the center of the far left portion of the image. The railroad tracks beyond the bridge serve the Peavey Grain Company's elevator and the St. Peter railroad depot.
This 1965 aerial image shows the flooded Minnesota River at St. Peter and large portions of the city's business district. The white spire of the Nicollet County Courthouse can be seen in the center of the far right portion of the photograph. Visible streets include Broadway at the far left and Mulberry at the far right.
Aerial photograph of downtown St. Cloud, Minnesota. The new Post Office and railroad overpass are pictured in the lower left corner. East St. Cloud can be seen across the river in the distance. Also has view of full downtown St. Cloud from the northwest looking southeast with the Mississippi river and East St. Cloud in the background.
Men from the Kanabec County Conservation Club posing by the enter sign of the Kanabeck Soil and Water Conservation District, B. Cross and K. Rundquist.