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.
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.
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.
People are inspecting the damage done to West Madison Street in St. Peter at the time of the 1965 flood. This water came from the west, not from the Minnesota River. It was diverted from Sunrise Drive to the Recreation Field shown here in the distance. From there it made its way to the river. This photograph was taken from near North Washington Avenue.
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.
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.
Flood water from the Minnesota River invaded farm buildings in the area of Spring Lake east of St. Peter in this 1965 image. The view, taken from Highway 99, is toward the south.
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.
Men were working along Old Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter at the time of the 1965 flood of the Minnesota River. The school buses in the background were owned by the Boucher Chartered Bus Service operated by Floyd Boucher.
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.
A sandbag dike protects a house threatened by the flood water of the Minnesota River in St. Peter in 1965. The photograph was probably taken along South Front Street.
Three men who helped build sandbag dikes in St. Peter are shown in this photograph. The men were sitting on some of the sandbags that were used to protect the building in the background.
A number of houses in St. Peter were threatened by the flood water of the Minnesota River in 1965, including this one. A sandbag dike helped to protect the house.
The sandbag dike system that is shown in this photo was constructed in order to direct flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The dike along Sunrise Drive was in danger of being overwhelmed, so water was sent from there to a ravine that ran along the south side of the Earl Fitch home at 416 North Eighth Street, onto North Eighth Street, onto Madison Street, and into the large Recreation Field near the swimming pool. The water could then make its way to the Minnesota River along the streets and through storm sewers.
A view mainly to the south along North Eighth Street, showing a dike built to send water from Sunrise Drive to Madison Street and the Recreation Field in St. Peter, Minnesota during the 1965 flood. The water ultimately made its way to the Minnesota River. The photo was taken near 416 North Eighth Street.
The remains of one of the many sandbag dikes that were constructed in the St. Peter area during the 1965 flood of the Minnesota River are shown in this image.
This image shows a sandbag dike along Highway 169 in North Mankato at the time of the 1965 flood. The Seven Up Bottling Company at 207 West Elm Street in Mankato is visible across the Minnesota River near the left edge of the photograph.
A long dike made of sandbags was built on Webster Street in North Mankato during the 1965 flood. The bluffs on the west side of the Minnesota River Valley can be seen in the distance.
Volunteers are shown constructing a sandbag dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. This image was taken from a location on the east side of Sunrise Drive. The city water tower and the Myrum Memorial Fieldhouse can be seen to the south. Melted snow was unable to soak into the frozen ground west of Sunrise Drive, which created a very large pool of water that threatened to flood homes in St. Peter to the east.
Water from a controlled release at a sandbag dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter was sent through this ravine onto North Eighth Street to begin a lengthy journey to the Minnesota River during the 1965 flood. The house on the left side of this photo is located at 416 North Eighth Street. It was the home of the Earl Fitch family. The view is to the east.
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.
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.
Water that could not soak into frozen ground to the west of Sunrise Drive in St. Peter was diverted to this ravine located along the south side of the Earl and Elaine Fitch home at 416 North Eighth Street in order to avoid flooding many houses in the city. The water was ultimately sent to the Minnesota River.
The effects of the flood water of the Minnesota River in 1965 on the railroad tracks that were located east of St. Peter can be seen in this image. The river can be seen at the right, to the west of the tracks. The photograph was taken near the intersection with Highway 99.
The Peavey Grain Company's elevator east of St. Peter along the railroad tracks is shown in this image that was taken at the time of the 1965 flood of the Minnesota River. Pavement destroyed by the water is in the foreground.
The O'Brien home along the north side of Highway 99 east of St. Peter is shown partially submerged by flood water from the Minnesota River in this 1965 image. The road that is visible goes to Ottawa.
The O'Brien home along the north side of Highway 99 east of St. Peter is shown partially submerged by flood water from the Minnesota River in this 1965 image.
A portion of North Minnesota Avenue was covered by flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter in 1965. That water was sent onto North Eighth Street, diverted to Madison Street, and allowed to spill into the large Recreation Field as it made its way to North Minnesota Avenue and the nearby Minnesota River. The approaching truck in the center of the photo has reached the intersection at Chestnut Street in this view from a location near the Broadway intersection.
This image was taken from the southbound lane of Highway 169 on the northern edge of North Mankato. It shows a large building that was partially covered by the flood water of the Minnesota River in 1965.
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.
This image shows the dike that was constructed along North Eighth Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood in order to send water from fields west of Sunrise Drive to the Minnesota River. The back of Oscar Swanlund's house at 727 West Madison is in the upper left corner.
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.
A dike that was started near the Mill Pond in St. Peter to protect the buildings of the St. Peter Light and Water Department had to be abandoned, because the flood water of the Minnesota River rose too high to maintain it. This image was taken from Nassau Street. The mill pond is at the left, and the main utility building was to the right, outside of the view shown here.
The sandbag dike in the foreground was construced at the west end of the mill pond in St. Peter during the 1965 flood in an attempt to contain the rapidly rising water of the Minnesota River. The river water later submerged the dike, and a second dike was constructed on higher ground beside the electrical substation on the north side of the east end of Nassau Street, which is visible in the center of the photo. At the time, the offices of the Light and Water Department were located a short distance to the west (left) of the dike shown here. The offices were later flooded by the continued rise of the river.
Two men in a boat are shown outside of a flooded house to the east of the Broadway bridge in St. Peter during the 1965 Minnesota River flood. The house was on the north side of the highway, only a short distance from the river.
Water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive flowed eastward along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The water was sent through a ravine to North Eighth Street, diverted onto Madison Street, and sent into the Recreation Field, from which it made its way to the nearby Minnesota River. This view looks to the west from a location at the intersection of Madison Street with North Washington Avenue.
The Conrad Anderson family home at 320 North Seventh Street can be seen beside the sandbag barrier along the south side of Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive, from which it was sent along North Eighth and Madison Streets to the Recreation Field. From there, it made its way to the Minnesota River.
Flowing water caused severe damage to Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood following a controlled release of water contained by a dike along Sunrise Drive. The water was diverted onto North Eighth and Madison Streets and was sent into the Recreation Field, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River. The STOP sign in this photo is at the intersection of Madison Street with North Washington Avenue in this view that looks to the east.
Material used to construct a temporary dike along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood is shown in this photograph. The view is to the south, from a location on North Seventh Street, in front of the Ray Olson family home at 403 North Seventh.
The house with the dark siding in the photograph is located at 402 South Seventh Street in St. Peter. The photo was taken during the 1965 flood. Material used to construct a dike along Madison Street is visible across the middle of the photo. A controlled release of water from a dike along Sunrise Drive sent water to North Eighth and Madison Streets, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River.
The dike along the south side of Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood is visible in this photograph that was taken from a location on the north side of Madison, between North Eighth and North Seventh Streets. The street sign is at the intersection with North Seventh Street.
Madison Street in St. Peter was severely damaged by water that was released from a dike along Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood. The water was channeled from Sunrise Drive to North Eighth and Madison Streets to the Recreation Field, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River. This view is to the east from a location in the intersection with North Seventh Street.
The house in the center of the photo was the home of Conrad Anderson at 320 North Seventh Street in St. Peter at the time of the 1965 flood. The large pile on the right side of the photo was part of an extensive sandbag dike that ran along Madison Street, which intersected North Seventh Street. The dike was constructed to send flood water from Sunrise Drive to the Minnesota River, partly along Madison Street.
This house east of the Broadway bridge in St. Peter was flooded by the Minnesota River in 1965. The house was located along the south side of Highway 99. The photograph shows that the river water was still at a very high level.
The Hormel Stockyard to the east of St. Peter along the south side of Highway 99, near the railroad tracks, is shown partially submerged by flood water from the Minnesota River in 1965.
Grain bins beside the Hormel stockyard east of St. Peter were flooded by the Minnesota River in 1965. The bins were east of the railroad tracks that can be seen in the foreground. The photograph was taken a short distance to the south of Highway 99.
Flood water from the Minnesota River is shown covering Highway 22 on the edge of St. Peter in this 1965 image. The old bridge over the river can be seen in the distance.
Highway 22 is shown under many feet of water from the flooded Minnesota River in this 1965 photograph taken from a location to the south of 22 and along the east side of Highway 169. The old bridge across the river on 22 and the Holiday House Supper Club on the high ground across the river can be seen in the distance.
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 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.
Water from the Minnesota River cut away large portions of Highway 99 in the flood plain east of St. Peter. The top of the St. Peter water tower can be seen to the west near the top of the photograph.
This image was taken from Highway 169 on the northern edge of North Mankato. It shows a large building that was partially covered by the flood water of the Minnesota River in 1965.
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.
Flood water from the Minnesota River destroyed a large section of Highway 99 east of St. Peter as shown in this 1965 image. The Peavey Grain Company's elevator on the north side of the highway can be seen at the right. The St. Peter water tower and some of the buildings at Gustavus Adolphus College are in the distance.
This image was taken near the intersection of Highway 99 and the French Hill Road east of St. Peter during the 1965 Minnesota River flood. Flood water destroyed a long section of the highway east of the Broadway bridge. The Keltgen's Radiator Service building can be seen toward the upper left.
This image was taken along Highway 99 a short distance east of the Broadway bridge at St. Peter. Buildings flooded by the Minnesota River to the south of the highway are visible.
Two men are shown standing on a piece of dry ground along the north side of Highway 22 on the edge of St. Peter during the 1965 flood of the Minnesota River. A house in the distance is partially underwater.
The buildings of Gustavus Adolphus College and the water tower in St. Peter can be seen in the distance above the flooded Minnesota River Valley. This image was taken from the north side of Highway 99 east of St. Peter. The lower road on the right goes to Ottawa.
Pittman Hall and Sohre Hall at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter are visible near the top of this aerial view. A number of houses along the curving Valley View Road can be seen in the bottom half of the image.
Most of the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College can be seen in this aerial view of St. Peter. The view extends from Valley View Road at the lower left to College Avenue in the upper right.
Much of the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter can be seen in this aerial photograph. Portions of the St. Peter High School are in the upper left, and parts of South Washington Avenue are in the upper right. The view includes the St. Peter water tower, the Myrum Memorial Fieldhouse and the college chapel.
This image shows flood water from the Minnesota River in St. Peter threatening homes along Freeman Dive. Pavement to the south has already been covered by the water.
A view to the west along a ravine between Madison and Skaro Streets and west of North Eighth Street in St. Peter, Minnesota. Flood water behind a dike along Sunrise Drive was released into the ravine and diverted onto North Eighth and Madison Streets to the Recreation Field, from which the water could make its way to the Minnesota River.
Water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter flowed through this ravine along the south side of the Earl Fitch home at 416 North Eighth Street. The water was then directed onto North Eighth and Madison Streets, from which it flowed into the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River.
This 1965 photograph was taken in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. It shows a very small portion of the melted snow that threatened to flood the city from the area west of Sunrise Drive. The photo appears to have been taken along Traverse Road.
The water in the foreground was on North Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The Travel Center sign was along Broadway. Flood water was released from a dike along Sunrise Drive and was allowed to make its way toward the Minnesota River. Some of that water reached the intersection that is shown in this photo.
Flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter in 1965 has reached the intersection of North Minnesota Avenue, which is in the foreground, and Chestnut Street. A worker is busy trying to keep the storm sewer drains free of debris. The water was first sent to North Eighth Street, from where it was diverted onto Madison Street and into the Recreation Field. Various streets allowed the water to eventually flow to the Minnesota River.
This view looking westward up Chestnut Street from North Minnesota Avenue in St. Peter was taken in 1965 when flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive was making its way to the nearby Minnesota River.
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 until it reached the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River. This photograph looks to the north along North Eighth Street, from its intersection with Madison Street.
In the distance in this photograph, a sandbag dike can be seen that has turned the flow of flood water coming eastward from Sunrise Drive in St. Peter in 1965 to flow for one half of a block southward along North Eighth Street. The water was then sent along Madison Street to the Recreation Field and onward to the Minnesota River. The photograph looks to the north from the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets.
This dike along North Eighth Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood sent water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive to Madison Street. This photo looks to the north, from a location at the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets. The water eventually reached the Minnesota River.
Flood water flows eastward along Madison Street toward the Recreation Field in St. Peter in 1965. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. The photograph looks to the west from the intersection of Madison Street with North Fifth Street.
Madison Street in St. Peter received a large amount of flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive in 1965. The water on Madison was contained by the dike shown in this view to the east, taken from a location at the intersection with North Eighth Street. The cars in the photo are on North Seventh Street.
From the intersection of North Eighth Street with Madison Street in St. Peter, flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive can be seen flowing eastward on Madison toward the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River in 1965. Both North Eighth and Madison Streets were protected by sandbag dikes.
Water flows eastward along Madison Street toward the Recreation Field in St. Peter in this 1965 photograph. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. It ultimately reached the Minnesota River. This photograph was taken from Madison Street, at its intersection with North Washington Avenue. The warm-up shack at the skating rink in the Recreation Field can be seen in the distance at the east end of this portion of Madison Street.
Water flows eastward along Madison Street toward the Recreation Field in St. Peter in this 1965 photograph. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. It ultimately reached the Minnesota River. This photograph was taken from Madison Street, at its intersection with North Washington Avenue. The warm-up shack at the skating rink in the Recreation Field can be seen in the distance at the east end of this portion of Madison Street.
The Bob's Signs building a short distance north of the intersection of what is currently Old Minnesota Avenue and St. Julien Street in St. Peter was flooded in 1965. The building is on the west side of the Avenue. This street used to be part of Highway 169.
A Rescue Service truck stopped in front of the Henry Kretschmer family home at 324 North Eighth Street during the flood in St. Peter in 1965. Flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive was sent along North Eighth and Madison Streets to the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River. Sandbags along both streets can be seen in this photo taken from a location east of North Eighth Street on the north side of Madison Street.
Large chunks of ice on the Minnesota River hit the Highway 22 bridge at St. Peter during the 1965 flood. This photograph was taken from the west end of the bridge. In the background, a small portion of the Rabbit Road bridge over the highway can be seen. The location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
Large amounts of ice can be seen at the Highway 22 bridge over the flooded Minnesota River in 1965 at St. Peter. The photograph was taken from a location above the river by the Holiday House Supper Club on the east side of the river. This location is in Kasota Township in Le Sueur County.
This photograph is part of a large series of photographs that was taken during the 1965 flood in St. Peter. It appears to be the site along Sunrise Drive where a break was made in the dike to allow rapidly rising flood water to be directed eastward to the Minnesota River.
Water from a controlled release at a dike along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter can be seen as it is being diverted from North Eighth Street onto Madison Street as it makes its way to the Minnesota River during the 1965 flood. The garage and the rear of the house of the Conrad Anderson family at 320 North Seventh Street can be seen near the top of the photo, slightly to the right of the center of the photograph. The photograph was taken from the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets.
Madison Street in St. Peter became a shallow river while flood water from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive flowed toward the Recreation Field and the Minnesota River. The water was initially directed onto North Eighth Street before it was sent eastward along Madison. The front-end loaders in this view to the west are at the intersection of Madison and North Washington Avenue.
The damage to Madison Street in St. Peter caused by the controlled release of water from behind a dike along Sunrise Drive during the 1965 flood is shown in this photo. The photo was taken in the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets, looking to the east.
Damage to Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood can be seen in this photo. Water from a controlled release in a dike along Sunrise Drive was diverted to North Eighth and Madison Streets, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River. The photograph was taken in the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets, looking to the east.
Water released from a dike along Sunrise Drive flowed along North Eighth Street in the foreground of this photo before it was diverted to flow eastward along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. The photo was taken in the intersection of North Eighth and Madison Streets, looking to the east. The water eventually made its way to the Minnesota River.
A large amount of water flowed along Madison Street in St. Peter during the 1965 flood, causing significant damage. The water came from a controlled release from a dike along Sunrise Drive. That water was initially directed onto North Eighth Street, diverted onto Madison, and sent into the Recreation Field, from which it made its way to the Minnesota River. The flooded Recreation Field can be seen in the distance in this photo, which looks to the east from a location on Madison at its intersection with North Washington Avenue.
Flood water from melted snow west of the city can be seen behind the dike that was constructed along Sunrise Drive in St. Peter during the 1965 flood. Many people responded to the urgent call for volunteers to build the dike. The trees at the far right were located in Calvary Cemetery.
The dike shown here 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.