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After Floods of 1993, Bill Clinton Came to Visit Mud-Caked Valley Junction
What do you remember most about those trying days for Valley Junction and the rest of West Des Moines? Share your memories on Patch.
Historic Valley Junction, the original West Des Moines, was dressed to the nines for its big centennial celebration when the historic shopping district became part of the Raccoon River on July 10, 1993.
When the water receded, the damage to Valley Junction was mind-bending. All its charm was caked in muck.
Some businesses had as much as 6 feet of water in them. Century-old floors were warped, doors and windows were broken. Everything – the streets and the buildings and the and the merchandise there wasn’t time to move – was a filthy, smelly mess.
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