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News-Sentinel Flood of 1913 photos

Since 1833, we've covered every major event in Fort Wayne's history. For several days in 1913, stories about the flood and photos filled the front pages of The Daily News and The Daily Sentinel. These photos are from the archives of The News-Sentinel.

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Floodwaters from the St. Marys River reached the Fort Wayne Ball Park, located between Calhoun and Clinton streets. (News-Sentinel file photo)

An unidentified man drove his carriage on a flooded North Clinton Street. (News-Sentinel file photo)

The Maumee River flooded houses on Glasgow Avenue. (News-Sentinel file photo)

Water from the Maumee River reached houses on the east end of Edgewater Avenue. (News-Sentinel file photo)

Entrances to the Wayne Oil Tank & Pump Co. were submerged in floodwaters of the Maumee River. (News-Sentinel file photo)

The Coombs Street Bridge nearly disappeared under water from the flooded Maumee River. (News-Sentinel file photo)

Water from the Maumee River spilled over to Edgewater Avenue West. (News-Sentinel file photo)

Looking toward downtown, water from the St. Marys River flooded West Main Street. (News-Sentinel file photo)

The pavement on St. Joe Boulevard was destroyed by the flood. (News-Sentinel file photo)

Water from the St. Marys River flooded several blocks of West Superior Street. (News-Sentinel file photo)

The rising water of the Maumee River threatened the Columbia Street Bridge connecting downtown with the Lakeside neighborhood. (News-Sentinel file photo)

The pavement of St. Joe Boulevard was in ruins after the flood. (News-Sentinel file photo)

An unidentified man stood in the floodwaters on Elmwood in the Lakeside neighborhood. (News-Sentinel file photo)

Water from the St. Marys River flooded residences on the corner of Jackson and Greely streets. (News-Sentinel file photo)

With suitcase in hand, an unidentified man walked toward West Edgewater Avenue along the Maumee River. (News-Sentinel file photo

Residents watched the high water rise at their home at Marion and Second streets. (News-Sentinel file photo)

Floodwaters from the St. Marys River reached North Clinton Street. (News-Sentinel file photo)

Flood levels were monitored on the Coombs Street Bridge on the Maumee River. (News-Sentinel file photo)

This photo shows the interior of photographer Norman P. Standish's first studio, which differing reports put on West Main Street or West Wayne Street. (News-Sentinel file photo)

Looking north on Cass Street, water reached the old Lake Shore Hotel and Cass Street Depot. (News-Sentinel file photo)

Water poured over the banks of the St. Joseph River along St. Joe Boulevard. The Tennessee Avenue Bridge is in the background. (News-Sentinel file photo)

Looking south down St. Joe Boulevard toward the Columbia Street Bridge, efforts to reinforce the riverbank with sandbags didn't prevent the road from flooding. (News-Sentinel file photo)

Evacuees traveled by boat on Wells Street north of the bridge. (News-Sentinel file photo)

Water from the St. Marys River covered Jackson Street. (News-Sentinel file photo)

Several inadequate bridges were replaced after the flood, including the Van Buren Street Bridge. (News-Sentinel archive photo)

Floodwaters from the St. Marys River reached Mechanic Street in the Nebraska neighborhood. (News-Sentinel file photo)

This photo shows photographer Norman P. Standish's photo studio at Robison Park, a popular amusement park north of Fort Wayne in the early 1900s. Standish is seated on the bench. The identify of the other man is not known. (News-Sentinel file photo)

After the flood, several bridges were replaced, including the new Bluffton Road Bridge, shown c. 1930, upstream from the Broadway Bridge. (News-Sentinel file photo)