Flood - sandbagging levee at Portage Road, June 4, 1973

Photograph

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SCCHS

Copyright: St. Charles County Historical Society; Origsize: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Copyright: St. Charles County Historical Society; Origsize: 6 1/2 x 4 1/4; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Flood - sandbagging levee at Portage Road, June 4, 1973

Entry/Object ID

212.259

Description

Flood - sandbagging levee at Portage Road, June 4, 1973 Note on back: "More than 50,000 sandbags were used to build this 1/2 miles levee on Portage Road to about 4 1/2 feet high. It eventually broke."

Create Date

September 12, 2008

Update Date

March 27, 2026