Videos
Frank Hessert was one of many citizens of Fort Wayne who put his life at risk to help others during the flood. Listen to a letter he wrote to a friend about his exploits and adventures during the flood, narrated by The News-Sentinel's Bob Caylor.
OTHER VIDEOS IN THE SERIES
Betty Stein's account from the flood
Past, present and future of Headwaters Park
Bob Kennedy on flood-control improvements
Fort Wayne during and after the flood of 1913
Contributors
Day 1 stories
6 deadly days: How the Flood of 1913 devastated Fort Wayne
News-Sentinel's Flood of the Century project puts disaster in historical perspective
Readers share family stories, photos from Flood of 1913
From the archives: Headstone, service memorialize orphans
From the archives: Current owner of house damaged in 1913 glad for city's flood control
Day 2 stories
A century's worth of work has made Fort Wayne less flood-prone
Fort Wayne photographer's legacy: a visual record of the 1913 flood
Ohio author Geoff Williams tells gripping story of 1913 flood in new book
Fort Wayne embraces its rivers with new park
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