She left behind memories of mud, of flooded basements and lost homes and lives.
This was the lead image on the front page of the combined Patriot and Evening News on June 28, 1972. It was the first edition of the paper to print since floodwaters hit Harrisburg a week earlier. Because the presses in Harrisburg were under water and had been damaged, this edition was printed in Allentown. “The Susquehanna stretched its watery fingers over Harrisburg on Saturday, giving this aerial view of the city a Venetian touch," the paper's editors wrote about this photo.
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