During the 1965 flood, water diverted from Sunrise Drive in St. Peter is shown flowing along West Madison Street toward the Recreation Field on the east side of North Fifth Street. It then made its way to the Minnesota River. The building beyond the North Fifth Street sign was at the site of the local ice skating rink.
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.
This image shows remnants of the large amount of snow that had covered the St. Peter area early in 1965. Warm weather caused the snow to melt before the ground thawed, which resulted in extensive flooding in Nicollet County and other portions of Minnesota.
Diverted flood water from Sunrise Drive is shown along West Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The image was taken from a location slightly west of the intersection with North Washington Avenue. The white house at the center of the image is at 325 North Washington Avenue.
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.
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 First Lutheran Church in St. Peter at 1114 West Traverse Road can be seen in the distance in this 1965 view of flood water along Sunrise Drive. The approaching car is going south past sandbags and piles of sand at the site of a dike that was built to hold back the water.
During the 1965 flood, water from Sunrise Drive in St. Peter was diverted into a ravine that ran along the south side of the Earl Fitch home, at right, in St. Peter. The water was then diverted onto North Eighth and West Madison Streets until it reached the Recreation Field east of North Fifth Street. From there, it was able to make its way to the Minnesota River.
Water diverted from Sunrise Drive in St. Peter is shown flowing along North Eighth and West Madison Streets during the 1965 flood. The water ultimately reached the Minnesota River after crossing the Recreation Field east of North Fifth Street. The home of the Henry and Adeline Kretschmer family at 324 North Eighth Street is shown in this image.
Water diverted from Sunrise Drive is shown flowing along North Eighth Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. It was sent eastward on West Madison Street (visible at the left) to the Recreation Field on the east side of North Fifth Street. From there, it made its way to the Minnesota River.
Water diverted from Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood in St. Peter has removed pavement from West Madison Street to create a waterfall at the intersection with North Washington Avenue. The house with the purple siding and white trim was the home of Howard Thomas at 324 North Washington Avenue.
During the 1965 flood, water from Sunrise Drive in St. Peter was diverted down the length of this ravine that ran along the south side of the Earl Fitch house at 416 North Eighth Street.
A line of sandbags diverted water from Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood in St. Peter onto North Eighth Street. The water was first sent through a ravine along the south side of the Earl Fitch house at 416 North Eighth Street. The water ultimately made its way to the Minnesota River. The large white house behind the two men standing by the sandbags faced West Madison Street.
In order to relieve stress on a sandbag dike on Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood in St. Peter, water was diverted to this street, West Madison. This image looks toward the Recreation Field from a location near the intersection of Madison with North Washington Avenue. The volume and force of the water was enough to remove the pavement from the street.
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.
Highway 99 east of St. Peter, in the foreground, was badly damaged by flood water from the Minnesota River in 1965. The Peavey Grain Company's elevator can be seen on the north side of the highway in the background.
Pavement destroyed by the flood water of the Minnesota River on Highway 99 east of St. Peter, between the Broadway bridge and the railroad tracks, is shown in this image. Work along the railroad tracks can be seen in the background to the east.
Pavement destroyed by the flood water of the Minnesota River on Highway 99 east of St. Peter is shown in this 1965 image. The photograph was taken near the Peavey Grain Company's elevator.
Highway 99 east of St. Peter, in the foreground, was badly damaged by flood water from the Minnesota River in 1965. The Peavey Grain Company's elevator can be seen on the north side of the highway in the background.
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.
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.