The Point
East Grand Forks
The New Pointe Apartments and part of a temporary dike, by the Point Bridge, July 1997. This building was later torn down.
The Point
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The New Pointe Apartments and part of a temporary dike, by the Point Bridge, July 1997. This building was later torn down. Photo: Alan Draves |
| The Point is the part of East Grand Forks between the Red and Red Lake Rivers. This was the first neighborhood flooded in East Grand Forks, on the afternoon of April 18, 1997. Residents had to be rescued by boat or helicopter when access to the bridges was cut off by the flood. Homes in the north end of the Point will not be rebuilt. | |
 The houses on the east side of James Drive are being torn down to make room for the new dike, April 1998. East Grand Forks Mayor Lynn Stauss lives on this street and will lose his home to the dike. Photo: Alan Draves |
 A house on the north end of the Point being prepared for moving to higher ground, April 1998. Photo: Alan Draves |
South Point Elementary School was built after the flood to replace Crestwood School, which
was destroyed by the flood.Photo: Alan Draves |
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| Central Middle School was built on the Point to replace the old Central Middle School near downtown. |  |
One of the two FEMA trailer parks in East Grand Forks was located on the Point.Photo: Alan Draves |
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