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South Buffalo Flood - 1900

Scene at the intersection of Seneca Street & Bailey Avenue, spring 1900. The Buffalo River (Buffalo Creek) has overflowed.

The scene of the flood is highlighted in the above 1902 map. Source: Library of Congress.

2006 Google Map of the same intersection.

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