Fort Wayne in Allen County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Flood Retention Walls

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 27, 2016

1. Flood Retention Walls Marker

Inscription. The concrete retention walls at the north end of the plaza will help downtown Fort Wayne withstand future flooding when the rivers rise. They were constructed where sandbaggers and volunteers worked during the flood of 1982 to build a dike to protect the National Guard Armory and other buildings on this site. The flood protection walls, spanning both sides of the Headwaters Park Plaza, are dedicated to the people who helped Fort Wayne become known as the city that saved itself.

Erected 2001 by City of Fort Wayne and the Foellinger Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1982.

Location. 41° 5.078′ N, 85° 8.352′ W. Marker is in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Allen County. It is on S Clinton Street. Marker is on floodwall near the Festival Plaza in Headwaters Park, along Clinton Street. Park is located at 333 S. Clinton Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 333 S Clinton St, Fort Wayne IN 46802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Headwaters Park (within shouting distance of this marker); The Concrete Restoration Walls (within shouting distance of this marker); First Americans

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Fur Traders and the Military at Fort Wayne (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Headwaters Park (about 300 feet away); Miami Legend of the Sandhill Crane (about 400 feet away); Early Effort To Build A Park (about 400 feet away); Early Masonic Lodge (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Wayne.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 30, 2008

2. Flood Retention Walls Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 1, 2022

3. Flood Retention Walls Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,794 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 19, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2. submitted on March 15, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on May 2, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.