Topeka Water Treatment Plant sits high and dry, thanks to a dike. 1951
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Topeka Water Treatment Plant sits high and dry, thanks to a dike made of sandbags. The old Brickyard Bridge, upper right, gave way to the fury of the Kansas River (photo courtesy of G.L. Sardou, Topeka, Kansas).