Flood scene downtown at the Michigan Central Railroad intersection with Jefferson St.

dc.coverage.temporal	Battle Creek. Michigan, circa ???	en_US
dc.identifier.other	LPC-033-001-001	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/12866
dc.description	Postcard showing a photo of Flood Scenes Battle Creek, Mich. Michigan Central R.R. Crossing, Jefferson Ave., N. Battle Creek experienced major flooding in the downtown area in 1887, 1896, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1918, and 1947. By the mid-1950's local leaders worked with the federal government to vacate properties in the flood-prone neighborhood southwest of downtown Battle Creek known as "the bottoms." By 1954 a coalition of local industries and foundations and the federal government was formed to clear housing in the Bottoms. Work began with the Army Core of Engineers on the "Cement River Project" to straighten the Kalamazoo River and channel it so that it no longer could flood the downtown area or displace homeowners.	en_US
dc.format.medium	b&w postcard	en_US
dc.language.iso	En	en_US
dc.subject	Floods	en_US
dc.subject	Railroads and Depots - Michigan Central	en_US
dc.subject	Floods, Cyclones	en_US
dc.title	Flood scene downtown at the Michigan Central Railroad intersection with Jefferson St.	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US