1862 The thriving little town of Lancaster lay on the river between Harrisburg and what would become Junction City. Property values dropped in Harrisburg as Lancaster grew. But that all changed with the December flood of 1861. People stood on the bank and watched with horror as the flood washed away houses, barns, and livestock. When the waters receded, the river's course had shifted half a mile to the east, leaving Lancaster no longer on the river. The flood put Harrisburg back in business as a "landing", and more warehouses were built. as farmers once more brought their produce to Harrisburg for shipping down river.

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