Over the years, he’s made sure never to paint over the mud and handprints from the 1951 flood. “It’s part of history. I like to remember that,” he said. “Of course, it’s getting dimmer ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - 70 years ago on July 13th, 1951, 370,000 Kansans were being displaced from their homes due to an extreme flood that would forever after be known as “Black Friday.” ...

The Great Flood of 1951 was also considered a terrible natural disaster that rocked the Show-Me State. Here's how 24/7 Wall St. determined its list: "24/7 Wall St. reviewed government sources on ...

The year was 1951 and those high waters entered history ... people on flood control,” Perry said. In the wake of the Great Flood, politicians bought the flood control concept and began ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Survivors of the ...

The Northeast Kansas Flood of 1951, a day some call ‘Black Friday ... feet above all previously recorded crests including the Great Flood of 1844. The Marais Des Cygnes, Neosho and Verdigris ...

Something about flat land attracts bulldozers. The silver lining of the great flood of 1951 has been the restraint of big and foolish development in the floodplain and, consequently, the ...