REWIND: Grand Forks’ Historic 1997 Fire and Flood


REWIND: Grand Forks, Historic Fire & Flood Of 1997

GRAND FORKS, ND (trfnews.i234.me) A look back at the historic flood and fire on April 19th of 1997 that destroyed a large part of downtown Grand Forks, as both Grand Forks and East Grand Forks had already evacuated due to a major flood.

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  1. I didn't get back to GF/EGF until October, 1997. I was monitoring flood developments by the hour from my then-residence in Denver in April. The GF Herald heroically got a subscription started and sent to me April 17, the day before the Lincoln Park Dike was the first levee to experience failure, with evacuations following. Then ,the Herald building, as Neil pointed out, was destroyed in the Security Bldg. fire. Memories are not pleasant even though I was not in GF during the high-water period. Thanks.

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