Areas in Four States Hit by Flood Waters - Boxes on map show principal points on the Missouri and Minnesota rivers where flood waters were on the rampage today. In Pierre, capital city of South Dakota, water had covered one-fifth of the city. Breaking dikes near South Sioux City, Neb., caused inunadtion of large areas of low-lying farmlands. On the Iowa side of the Missouri River, rising waters threatened the stockyards. In Minnesota, the rampaging waters of the Minnesota River forced 50 families from their homes near Chaska and threatened New Ulm and Mankato.
Areas in Four States Hit by Flood Waters - Boxes on map show principal points on the Missouri and Minnesota rivers where flood waters were on the rampage today. In Pierre, capital city of South Dakota, water had covered one-fifth of the city. Breaking dikes near South Sioux City, Neb., caused inunadtion of large areas of low-lying farmlands. On the Iowa side of the Missouri River, rising waters threatened the stockyards. In Minnesota, the rampaging waters of the Minnesota River forced 50 families from their homes near Chaska and threatened New Ulm and Mankato.
Areas in Four States Hit by Flood Waters - Boxes on map show principal points on the Missouri and Minnesota rivers where flood waters were on the rampage today. In Pierre, capital city of South Dakota, water had covered one-fifth of the city. Breaking dikes near South Sioux City, Neb., caused inunadtion of large areas of low-lying farmlands. On the Iowa side of the Missouri River, rising waters threatened the stockyards. In Minnesota, the rampaging waters of the Minnesota River forced 50 families from their homes near Chaska and threatened New Ulm and Mankato.
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Four States Hit by Floods - Boxes on map show principal points on the Missouri and Minnesota rivers where flood waters were on rampage today. In Pierre, capital city of South Dakota, water had covered one-fifth of city. Dikes broke near South Sioux City, Neb., and on Iowa side of Missouri river, rising waters threatened stockyards. Minnesota river in Minnesota forced 50 families from homes near Chaska and threatened New Ulm and Mankato.
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[Information from item housing] Floods: 1952: Wire Photos
