In the days before the Big Ditch……

…….the Little Arkansas River left its banks in 1944, flooding 2,000 homes in Wichita on April 22-24. The Walnut River flooded as well, covering much of Winfield.

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  1. redcoalcarpet
    Posted April 22, 2008 at 3:27 pm | Permalink

    My dad lived on north Jackson then as a little boy and he still remembers the flood waters from the Little Arkansas getting very close to his house.