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  • Collection: Rossville Floods

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Pictured on the right side of the photo is the Rossville Methodist Church during the 1903 flood.

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Paul Patell is standing in his boat with other men after the 1903 flood. Several men are standing in the flood waters which are to, or above, their knees.

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A group of people are standing in flood water outside a business on the east side of Main Street in Rossville, Kansas, after the 1903 flood.

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People in Rossville, Kansas, at the south end of Main Street after the 1903 flood use horses, buggies, or boats to move about town.

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From the July 12 Rossville Reporter: "Rossville and all the Kaw Valley from Junction City to Kansas City is covered with water that approaches the mark set in 1844. It is higher than the 1903 flood by far. For the first time in the knowledge of…

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The Stratton home was one of the many homes that flooded in Rossville, Kansas. It is unknown whether this was picture was taken during the flood of 1903 or 1904.

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The water level rose on October 11, 1961, as pictured. This train-track bridge is in Rossville, Kansas.

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Rossville, Kansas, flooded October 11, 1961. This is north Main Street looking north.

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This is the backyard of Joe Parr during the October 11, 1961, flood.

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This walking bridge on West Pottawatomie Street flooded October 11, 1961.
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