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Title: How People, Institutions and Floods Shaped the Development of the Brush Creek Corridor: A History
Description: In the first of two articles about Brush Creek, the author traces the history of the area around Brush Creek, touching on important people and institutions such as William Rockhill Nelson, J.C. Nichols and Rockhurst Collge.
Date: 2004-04-01
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Long Struggle to Tame Brush Creek.
Description: Article chronicles the history behind the Brush Creek Flood Control and Beautification Project begun in the 1980s. Besides flood control, the project was designed to unite various neighborhoods.
Date: 2004-05
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Kansas City's Deluge
Description: Photos and article about the destructive flash flood along Brush Creek and the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City in 1977, sweeping away numerous automobiles and engulfing a trailer park, etc.
Date: 1977-09-26
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: City beneath a City
Description: Article about the sewer works under the city in general, also featuring a discussion on their role in flood prevention, including "the expressway of the sewer system," Brush Creek.
Date: 1979-09
Object Type: Magazine Article