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flooded house Topeka 1951 June 17, 2026 · Katie Keckeisen The 1951 Flood: 75 years later On July 13, 1951, the Kansas River Valley experienced one of the costliest and most devastating floods in the area's history, later called “the flood of the century.” Read More
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