1 20 143 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/38396/archive/files/5e1e1d3d143c2bed7f5ad405db892508.pdf?Expires=1776902400&Signature=awVpkDhqOgYgjyDGoZnikHYhK7hp%7EYmK0%7EpnixmHjXuKGkhozsHfWjgPImD4cVJKDD8QoJIxey1hVKetX8msAwTiCvTAijtsjwn07EI-LUnaX0FEDqmRl8i%7E-WoVlysQ9TAToOkAS3nMnREriM%7E2toPJr35HSVdWRjfDXv8FiljbmCHWHxRUd%7EJ0gFi7VqPWlcB3s9jw4cx4rGKOOa3s-nFsWPRGsct52-RkxAvkWG3xMvI9e8vtIyOPMezDQfTZG5mBzjjePRECTaZNdiK0GGTWMRADU62qNRWjZHXFzcux%7EUqnF0is7mwvE1%7El5woWB7EgIcmo1DZ%7ETmMYjIVdzg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM ab71c677216adceeb541c41c114f22ca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Flood of 1972 Poem Description An account of the resource A poem written by Viola Collins, who lived in Custer, SD, at the time of the flood. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Viola Collins Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document As I had just graduated in '72 with my MS in Chemical Engineering, and Dow Chemical did not offer much in vacation for new employees, I took a road trip to the University of California at Davis to visit a friend before traveling to Michigan to start my new job. As I had no money, I took another recent graduate with me to pay for the trip as he had some business in California. While in California we heard on the news about the flood and my traveling friend was worried by the safety of his wife who we had left in Rapid. He could not contact his wife as most of the phone lines had been designated for out bound calls only (no cell phones then). So we immediately, like 2 am, left Davis and headed for Rapid. We arrived early in the morning (2:00 am), we could smell the death as we approached Rapid and we promptly met by the police (we weren't aware of the curfew). They escorted us to his house, up on Star Hill, where his wife was soundly sleeping, as she had spent the day working with the police to tally the victim’s names. I wondered what happened to my Master's Thesis, as it was stored in the basement of the library which was totally flooded, destroying all the old mining journals that went back to the 1800s and other books and materials. And when I went by, they were shoveling out the muddy remains of those materials and dumping the muddy trash into a dump truck. Fortunately my Thesis (no electronic copies back then) was in a plastic bag, on a wooden table, in the AV room that merely filled with water (i.e. the walls did not collapse), and when they pumped out the basement, the table floated back down, so the my Thesis survived with very little water damage. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Al Clark Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 16, 2009 Description An account of the resource Written Memory Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document My family and I lived in Nemo Canyon. The night of the storm my mother asked my brothers and I to help get some of our animals to higher ground as the creek bed behind our house was flooding. My father out of town, my oldest sister in Rapid City with a friend and my dear mother trying to save everything and keep us safe. I got bound up in fencing and went with the rising water until I could get to land 1/2 mile later. "Billy" my brother told me to go to the neighbor's house as I was on the other side of the water and he went after my youngest brother Michael. Billy was able to swim to mike and push him farther up into a tree, but lost his grip in the push. His body was found days later under a bridge in Rapid City. He was given his Eagle Scout badge posthumously but deserved so much more. This was also the time I realized my father was "human" when I saw him cry at his funeral. We will never forget you Billy, nor your love of the outdoors and scouting. Yes--bad storms still bring back that night, but not my dear brother. To William Dean Albright- a very missed and much loved member of our family. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Albright Description An account of the resource Written Memory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 14, 2011 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Location at Time of Flood: Hot Springs Memory: It rained in sheets at an angle; very heavy and unusual. Mike Modrick was on KOTA giving weather at 10:00. Forecast was for heavy rain. He made the comment, “Tie your raft to the front door.” We will never forget that. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anonymous Description An account of the resource Written Memory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 2011 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document I grew up in Rapid and we had a very large extended family that all lived in town. I had moved to Hot Springs and we often went to visit my mom who lived right on Rapid Creek on Johnson Siding road. As we left it began raining very hard and I debated whether to continue to her place. When we got there the creek had risen up over the bridge. My mom was waving and I thought she was encouraging me to cross over. As I was on the bridge it began to "wobble" and as I drove off the end, the bridge broke loose and went down the creek! The water had risen to just below the doors and the engine stalled. I told my 3 sons that I was going to try to start the car and if it wouldn't go we would leave it. Thankfully it started, as I looked up the road a huge tree, roots and all, was coming but we escaped just in time! I called a local radio station and reported that I believed this was extremely serious and they sent a sherrif to check it out. We watched as the creek continued to rise until the home across the creek was underwater. All night long the radio station listed people that were reported missing. A couple of days later the National Guard sent a rescue truck. It was many days before a temporary crossing of a huge culvert covered with earth made it possible to go to town. Many members of my immediate family lost homes, cars, etc. and an aunt lost a tourist motel. My brother worked for MDU and had been sent to Canyon Lake Park to check out the gas line situation. The dam gave way and swept him away. He finally got the door open and was able to swim to land! There are many, many stories of that so called "hundred year" rainfall that affected my family. Many of my friends in South Canyon were killed. Whole neighborhoods no longer existed. Our family included the Ballingers, Freemans, Gheres, Zenors, and many more. I had 31 cousins that all lived in Rapid and they all had kids too. It was a devastating time in our lives. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anonymous Description An account of the resource Written Memory Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The night of the flood, we had just gotten home from bowling at Gateway Bowling Alley, We heard that the dam had broke and to expect SOME flooding. I remember that it had been raining all day so we thought that maybe it would be just curb high. Boy, were we wrong. Our house sat on the corner of Omaha and Brennen. Being pregnant with my oldest and my husband away in California with the Guards I was staying with my parents and had gone to bed early, My mom woke me up saying that we were flooded and showed me where the water was lapping at our back door. We didn't get any water in the house, We were the lucky ones. Our neighbor lost a great majority of her AKC Registered Pekinese. Our neighbors further down got caught in their car right at our corner, so they wadded to our place and waited out the night with us. A lot of people lost alot and we lost nothing. Thank God for His protection. For the longest time I could never figure out how the water could get so high on one side and just above knee level on the other. An aquantance of mine said that the house acted like a dam and the water flowed around the house, therefore being lower on the other side. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anonymous Description An account of the resource Written Memory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 7, 2010 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document I was a child of 6 when the flood happened. My main memory of that time is that Storybook Island - my favorite place in the world - was closed that summer. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anonymous Description An account of the resource Written Memory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 25, 2013 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document I worked at Bennett Hospital the night of the flood - we had patients on respirators and oxygen with no power. The generator was in the basement so that didn't help. We just had small flashlights - we learned a lot from that - we now have big flashlights. We kept patients alive by doing CPR - no one died but they didn't transfer patients to St. Johns till next AM. Also all the records were kept in the basement. Volunteers, mostly nurses, worked to save the records and set up 26 tables. Took each record and hung on rope to dry. They were muddy. After they were dry, we scraped each record with a knife then laid them on the tables alphabetically. Believe we only lost one record. They were all sent to California to microfilm them. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anonymous Description An account of the resource Written Memory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 25, 2013 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document I was 12 when this happened. I went to church in Milbank, so I had no concept of what Rapid was like. But I remember this vividly because the Masters boys were grandsons of my pastor. We heard there was a flood and then heard they had been driving their van and it had been washed into the creek, landing upside down and the boys couldn't get out. It was the most devastating thing I ever remember hearing when I was a kid. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anonymous Description An account of the resource Written Memory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 16, 2013 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document I was very little. I remember trying to leave Rapid City to go home in the country and we were in the backseat of my parents car. We were waiting to cross a bridge and there were cops and lights and a cop came to our car window and said the car in front of the car in front of us had just been washed away with the bridge. The officer said it would be safer to get to higher ground and stay there. So we turned around and went to one of my mom's relatives. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Anonymous Description An account of the resource Written Memory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 17, 2017 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The wall of water came and our car stopped. We climbed into another car. Car started to float. We climbed out to top of car just when a log broke out windshield. We jumped on a small building - then a bigger shed - it broke in half just as we all five got on the bigger house. We rode that till it wedged against other houses. Just poured rain all night. We finally broke a window in attic and all got inside. Water as high as the roofs. National Guard picked us up in the morning. What a day. We shall never forget. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Arlene Mattis Description An account of the resource Written Memory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 7, 2015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document "We had our own well and people coming to get water. As we were not personally affected - other than losing friends- we prepared food for groups and funerals" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Barbara Culey Description An account of the resource Written Memory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 9, 2011 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document The Flood Native Rapid Citians refer to June 9th, 1972 as the night of the “Flood.” That night it had been raining harder than usual. Many of us recent USD graduates couldn’t help but notice what an icy, stinging rain it was. Over the eastern edge of the Black Hills, eerie pea green cumulous clouds had been gathering all day. We attributed it to the technological skills of SDSM & T and the cloud-seeding practices with the National Guard. Although I am usually a very nocturnal person by nature, that night at approximately 10:30pm an overwhelming fatigue suddenly overtook me. My fellow graduates really teased me as I left. When I stepped outside, to my surprise, water had been rising past the curb of the city streets as far up as the parking meters. Rather than staying with friends as previously planned, I decide to go home immediately. As I was driving west on Omaha street, I was shocked to realize that cars were actually floating by me. At first it seemed very surreal to me, but then I began to panic! I prayed, “Dear God please help me!” My first impulse was to step on the gas and get out of there as fast as possible! However, suddenly I was filled with a warm, angelic presence and I no longer felt any fear. It was as if I were no longer driving and the angel had taken over control of my car. Words of God filled my mind: “Drive as if your life depends on it!” Fortunately, I made it home minutes before the spillway broke. Many survivors probably wonder why some were saved while others were not! Perhaps we have a purpose in life that is yet to be fulfilled. It’s interesting how the tragic became interwoven with the ironic! While one house would be left standing, another next to it would be swept away. Often cars and debris had become stacked at the tops of cottonwood trees, but I was afraid to look too closely for fear of what I might find! Unusual situations did occur that night. For instance, a yellow split-level house, which had washed off its foundation, landed in the middle of Jackson Blvd. The homeowner, who had managed to sleep through the storm, thought perhaps it had been the rocking motion of the waves that had lulled him to sleep! Can you imagine his surprise when he stepped outside the next morning to get his newspaper! Near Meadowbrook School a lake formed where the playground once had been. Across from the school, a grandfather, planning to take his grandson fishing that morning, had placed fishing poles on his front porch. Of course, he didn’t have far to go as dead fish lay plopped everywhere after the floodwaters had receded! It is strange how lost and confused we feel when the landmarks and buildings we have always known are gone. Canyon Lake has always been a significant landmark in Rapid City. In the 1940’s it was considered to be out in the country, but many young couples (my parents included) who were dating often rode bikes to there to swim and have picnics. What a shock I felt when a radio announcer stated, “There is no more Canyon Lake!” What once had been a beautiful lake, now had become a pasture of weeds. I thought to myself, “Where will all the ducks go now?” A recently married friend of mine who lived near Canyon Lake lost her home that night. Later we joked that my wedding gift to her of a wooden salad bowl set was probably the only thing that survived. It may still be floating somewhere down Rapid Creek. Although there are so many tragic stories as well as stories of survival to tell, even after almost 40 years, it still evokes such strong emotions. My family was fortunate because we all survived together. God intervenes in mysterious ways! My sister’s boyfriend was late picking her up for a date that night and she was angry with him. He lived in Cleghorn Canyon in a beautiful home built against the cliffs and overlooking a meandering stream. He called to tell her that the walls of his house were collapsing and then the phone went dead! Needless to say, my sister was frantic! Although Martial Law was in effect, the next day I decided to set out on foot to help my sister. (As the oldest sister, I felt a strong need to protect her.) What a coincidence it was then to run into her boyfriend several blocks away. His story was so incredible! When he had called my sister and the phone had gone dead, the walls of his house had collapsed. He and his parents managed to climb to the roof as it was washed away by the strong current. The roof hit a submerged tree and cracked in half with his parents spinning to a more gentle part of the stream. Meanwhile, he was hurtling toward the spillway. As he tried to swim, he couldn’t tell which way was up or down in the inky darkness. Other than the occasional lightning bolt or sparks from the downed power lines, he could not see very much. Finally, in total exhaustion he realized that his feet had touched solid ground. He saw flashlights and heard voices yelling, “Don’t take another step!” He froze and then strong arms grabbed him. As it turned out, if he had taken another step he would have gone over the spillway, probably to his certain death! Was it a coincidence or Divine Intervention that those heroic men happened to be there at the right place and the right time that night!? (Unfortunately, his parents were among the victims discovered downstream later that week.) However, many miracles also happened the night of the flood. Mine was just one of many! An elderly woman, who lived hear Baken Park, managed to hold a floating mattress above her shoulders all night so as not to awaken her mentally disabled granddaughter. She did not want her granddaughter to be frightened, so instead she bravely stood alone all night until the floodwaters receded the next morning. Timing was everything! If God hadn’t sent that unnatural fatigue to overcome me, I wouldn’t have left when I did. Just 15 minutes later I would have been swept away by that giant wall of water! If my sister’s boyfriend had been on time and taken her back to his house for their weekend dinner date, perhaps neither one of them would have survived! As strong a swimmer as he was, I doubt that he could have saved the both of them. Also, my friends who graduated with me and who had invited me to stay with them, had I not been motivated to leave, their house that night was washed away in the flood. My friend smelled a strange odor of gasoline, ran - looked out the kitchen window just in time to see a towering wall of water coming at her. She was swept away, but luckily her husband ran after her and dragged her to safety! As a former lifeguard and swim team coach, there is a story of survival that touches me deeply! My Native American swim team actually taught me that the values of cooperation and sharing are much more important that the values of competition and winning. One little girl in particular really tugged at my heartstrings! Although she was absolutely terrified of water, she would come to the pool every day, with her pet monkey, to cheer for her friends as they swam. One of my finest accomplishments in life was the day I persuaded her to come into the pool! As she bravely submerged herself under the water, my entire swim team cheered for her that day! After the night of the flood, I discovered how brave she really had been! Evidently as water came rushing into her house, she courageously managed to get her brothers and sisters to safety. Unfortunately, just as she was trying to rescue the last child, her baby brother, a wave of water swept them both away. Later they were found with their arms wrapped around each other still clinging to each other as they had in life! Was her fear of water a premonition? How heroic she was to have given her life for others! To this day I think of her often and she is always in my thoughts and prayers! These stories still “flood” most of us with intense memories that almost forty years later are very difficult to express! I guess we will never know why some were saved while others were taken. But, we do know how important it is to live each day as if it could possibly be your last! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Barbara Hamilton Description An account of the resource Written Memory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 10, 2012 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document I remember that night very well. My husband, Gary and I were at a party across town when heard a report on TV that there was a storm increasing in intensity and there may be flooding along areas especially along Canyon Park and the creek area.. Since we lived in that area along with our parents we called his parents to see what they were going to do. They said they had lived there for 40 years and they were fine and were going to stay in their home. After speaking with my parents who lived on the far side of the creek we decided we should return to our home, gather a few things then head over to their home and caravan to a safer area. We walked into our little cottage which fronted the creek, and as I walked back into our bedroom, I looked out the window just in time to see a trailer house float by. We grabbed our dog and our cockatoo bird and headed off in our Jeep to my parent's house. Only way to reach their home was to go across a wooden bridge. We ran into the house just as my parents and step brother were getting things together in order to evacuate. I went into the bathroom, put our bird on the shower rod thinking he'd be safe and we'd return later to get him. We had left our dog in the car with one of the windows down. I told my mother to hurry and we'd be in the car waiting for them to follow us out. She said as soon as my step father got some last minute things they'd be right behind us. We left, got back into our Jeep waited for them to get into their car. After a short period, for some strange reason, I got a feeling that now was the time to get out of there. I yelled at Gary to GO NOW! For some reason he listened to me, and we started off across the bridge. We made it, but just as we got to the other side the bridge went, and there was no way back. As we were driving out we found our dog floating down the road, but I was able to grab him, and pulling him into the Jeep, we headed off to a safer area. After Gary dropped me at a store he went off to find a boat to try to go back and get his parents, and my parents who we knew were stranded. Nothing was available, and by that time the highway patrol was not letting anyone back into the area. It all ended 5 days later with Gary viewing the bodies of both sets of our parents. His parents had died close to their home, while my parents had ridden the roof of their house down to Canyon Creek and, according to my step brother who had survived, went over the spillway. My brother was pulled to safety by lines thrown to him by some members of the National Guard. To those who have said "just get over it"----believe me that is something you can never just get over. This will live with me for the rest of my life. I've been back one time, but that was enough. My name is Barbara Judd Booth (in 1972 my name was Barbara Judd Glover) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Barbara Judd (Glover) Booth Description An account of the resource Written Memory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 22, 2009 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Location at time of Flood: Twin Elms Drive; West Rapid To me, June 9th will always be synonymous with the Rapid City flood. We lived on Twin Elms Drive in west Rapid. I was nearly 12 at the time. A friend and I hoped to go to the car races that Friday evening. However as the evening progressed it became obvious that the races were rained out. I walked home at about 8 pm. My older brother arrived home telling wild stories of driving through high water. He said that they had driven out Hwy 44 and at Nameless Cave Road they had driven through water over the hood of the pickup. (Sure you did - like it would keep running with water over the hood...) Anyway we thought it would be good to go out and pursue more of that type of adventure. Being clever teenagers we decided we should take the 4-wheel drive Chevy Blazer since it had better ground clearance. Our Mother is an RN and she was due to work the night shift that evening so was asleep. We sneaked into her bedroom and got the Blazer keys. We set out with my older sister and her 2 year old daughter. We went down several flooded streets with water up to the doors of the Blazer. One of the bridges we went over was directly below Canyon Lake Dam and it had two feet of water rushing over it. By this time it was around ten pm. We went to Canyon Lake Park and walked along the dam in the rain. When lightning flashed Canyon Lake was a swirling mass of debris, houses, trees, boats and other junk. At that time it was one or two feet from overtopping the earthen dam. We walked to the old spillway which was full to the top. It seemed the water was rushing 60 mph down the spillway. The top of the spillway was clogged with debris. I remember there were men there, likely city workers, trying to clear the debris perhaps with crowbars. Of course it was futile due to the force of the water. It was likely obvious to them that the dam would soon be overtopped. In fact it did break less than an hour later. The idea that the dam could break, or the overall danger did not really cross our minds. We were just dumb teenagers. By now it was well after ten pm. We went down Jackson Blvd which was also flooded and past the bank at Baken Park. I vividly recall the time on the bank clock was 10:38 pm. Canyon Lake Dam broke right about that time. We drove back home down Canyon Lake drive, having seen enough unusual sights. If we had driven down Jackson Blvd I would likely not be writing this. I am sure we were some of the last people to see Canyon Lake before it overtopped and the dam failed. Meanwhile Mom had risen from her nap and found that her kids were gone in her 4 wheel drive and by this time there were dire flood warnings on TV. Panic-stricken, she set off down the street looking for us with a flashlight. After a block or so she realized how silly that was, looking for us on foot and went home. We awoke to the horrible aftermath. I will never forget the smell. Not exactly a stench - just a smell of earth torn apart by the floodwaters. We walked to what was left of Canyon Lake Dam and witnessed a body being retrieved from what was once the bottom of the lake. We later walked down to Omaha Street looking for a friend that lived near Rice Cycle. He survived but some of his family did not. While we were there, police cars went zipping by and sirens wailed. It was rumored that Deerfield Reservoir had broken. We jumped in the back of a dump truck and headed for high ground. As I recall there were other such rumors the following days, Pactola breaking etc... At the time of the flood my Dad was at a funeral in Iowa. Relatives asked him if he had brought the family and if he had heard the news of the big flood. He could not believe what they were saying so he turned on the car radio to hear the news at the top of the hour. He knew it was real when he heard Dick Shilvock, a local broadcaster, on the national news describing the devastation. Immediately after the flood he drove home as fast as a 1970 Plymouth could go. He was stopped several times by the law but they let him go. Of course he could not contact us as all the phone lines were out. The day after he got home he discovered that the clutch was seized up on the pickup (the pickup my brother said he had driven underwater). We popped the hood and there was horse manure on top of the intake manifold. We concluded that perhaps he really had been in water over the hood at Nameless Cave Road. My brother, sister, niece and I were very, very, lucky to survive. It was an interesting summer, dealing with washed out bridges and the general mess everywhere. Our family had a cabin west of Nemo. The old road up Boxelder Creek from Nemo had washed out and it took us several months to find a new way into the cabin. Shortly after the flood we drove up Nemo Road and every bridge was washed out. Crossings had been improvised since it would be months before new bridges could be put in. Our pickup got stuck in one of the first crossings. Dad walked nearly to Nemo before locating someone with a 4-wheel drive to pull us out. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bill Cenne Description An account of the resource Written Memory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 2011 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document I was stationed at Elmendorf AFB when news of the flood reached us. Several airmen who had pending assignments to Ellsworth AFB had to be diverted to other bases because of a lack of housing in Rapid City. Some were already enroute and had to be notified to stay put and wait for further orders. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bob Beers Description An account of the resource Written Memory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 30, 2011 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document On the day of the 1972 flood, June 6, I was working in Pierre for then Governor Richard F. Kneip. He and I and two other people, with me driving a black Lincoln Continental provided by Harding Motors to the Governor. We completed the meeting at around 3:00 p.m. and left for Pierre. About half way back I looked in the side rear view mirror and commented to the group that I had never seen a cloud as black as the one hanging over the hills. By the time we arrived at the Governor's Mansion it had started to rain in the Hills. At approximately 8:00 p.m. calls were being made via phone and short wave radio to the Governor seeking his guidance as to how the Highway Patol and National Guard personel should respond because "It looked like things could get seriouse". The Governor said to handle it as they saw fit and to stay in constant contact with he, the Governor who also was Commander in Chief of the Guard and direct supervior of the Patrol. We really had no idea what was about to happen. The next day the Governor and his wife Nancy returned to the Hills to give what aid and comfort they could. Many. many lives were saved because the Guard and the Patrol responded immediately, however, three Guard members were lost and have yet to be found. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bob Mullally Description An account of the resource This memory was submitted to the Rapid City Library's Flood Wiki by Bob Mullally in 2010. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 22, 2010 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://rcflood.wikispaces.com/Bob+Mullally Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rapid City Public Library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text Language A language of the resource English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document We were married June 9, 1972 at Burke, SD and came to Rapid City, SD for our honeymoon. As we drove into the city a very black cloud hung over an area "just ahead" and it was pretty dark in the rest of the area and out to where we were coming into town. My husband had some cabins in mind where he wanted to stay but being country kids wasn't sure exactly where they were and as the rain started to pour we decided to take a hotel. The TV said Rapid Creek was flooding, however growing up next to the Missouri River we weren't overly concerned. The next morning the water quit in the shower and the stool wouldn't flush-just what kind of place did we get?? But as we started out to visit some relatives in just three short blocks we ran into mud all over the streets and pavement turned up and then cars in piles and sitting on end and trees dripping with junk. Later we found "the cabins," we would have lost the car for sure had we stayed there and then it would have just depended on which cabin one was in...I took pictures till I ran out of film. We were unable to leave town for three days. The saddest thing was as we left there were people sitting on the bridges and, of course, we knew they were watching for bodies. My husband says we started in rocky waters but we were indeed the lucky ones. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boyt and Theresa Young Description An account of the resource Written Memory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 29, 2012 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document At about 21:30 on June 9, 1972, I went out with my brother in law, Rick Braband, who was 24 at the time. I was almost 14 years old. Rick had a new Scout II, which was a good 4wd at that time, and he wanted to go out and see what was occurring as a result of the then several hour old rain storm. We traveled to Canyon Lake Dam, arriving in the area of the Canyon Lake Club, located at the north end of the dam or the NE edge of the lake. Upon arriving we found an unbelievably swollen lake, at about 10:00 p.m. We stood on the dam looking out, there were some authorities there with spotlights shining out into the lake. There were cars, rooftops, refrigerators already floating through the lake from the canyon above. It did not occur to me at the time that these were possessions and components of residences that had been washed out already that night. For some reason, we decided to drive down below the dam, over to the spillway. At about what must have been 10:15-10:30 p.m., we were able to observe firefighters on the spillway catwalk (above the spillway) trying to open the gates. We got fragments of them yelling that they were open to the max amount already. About that time water began to "rooster tail" 30-50 feet straight into the air from the concrete spillway channel, which was below grade at that time. It was evident that the spillway had reached its max capacity and the force of the water flowing through it was causing peculiar characteristics. About that time a police officer, I believe his name was Sam Roach- as he was African American and we only had one African American officer on the force at that time, pulled up and observed what we were observing. He looked at the water and looked at us and said, "I am getting out of here and I suggest you do the same." We were right behind him. I would guess this time to be right about 10:30 p.m. I found out later that the Canyon Lake Dam failed at approx. 10:35-10:45 p.m. We were directly below the dam just moments before it failed. We then began making our way back to the northwest side of Rapid City, to higher ground. I recall crossing the bridge at 32nd Street and Jackson and noting that the headlights from the vehicle showed water just starting to wash over the driving surface of the bridge, I am not sure what time that bridge failed, but it was gone by morning. I have read accounts and have no doubt that other people were losing their lives in close proximity to us at the exact time we made our unwitting escape from tragedy. In the days and weeks ahead I discovered that several classmates were lost and a number of families I knew were lost. All of us were affected in some way. I worked that summer helping clean up flooded homes, and worked in a family related car dealership cleaning up mud and cleaning out muddy parts for weeks. It was a losing battle. Virtually everything had to be thrown, nothing could be salvaged. I will never forget "The Flood." When I left for the US Marine Corps four summers later, the city was almost, but not completely, cleaned up from the flood. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bryan Schnell Description An account of the resource Written Memory Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 26, 2012 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Written Memories Subject The topic of the resource Each item in this collection is an individual's story or memory about the night of June 9, 1972 and the following recovery efforts. These memories have been collected by the Rapid City Public library at various memorial events and through online submission by community members. If you have a memory you would like to submit, please do so on the <a href="https://1972flood.omeka.net/contribution">Contribute an Item</a> page.<br /><br /><span>Below is a map of all the interviews and written memories we have conducted and gathered to help you visualize the impact of the 1972 Flood and explore stories.<br /></span><br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1KzeKQJ4R89Riq5B9FguZdJzj6c0&amp;ll=44.0744389777805%2C-103.24796692260742&amp;z=13"></iframe> Description An account of the resource Stories and memories of the flood submitted by community members and shared with Rapid City Public Library. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Location at Time of Flood: Platte, SD Arrived Rapid City day after with South Dakota Army National Guard as platoon leader. 2nd Plt. 200th Engr Co was involved in construction of bridge across Rapid Creek on Jackson Blvd. Bridge stayed in place through Aug ’72. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Burton Sly Description An account of the resource Written Memory