Dexter Koehne
Subject
Description
[Northwest quarter, southwest quarter, section 9, township 1 north, range 7 east] Rise of water near home; Heard evacuation notice about 10:30 p.m.; Family tried to evacuate in car, trapped by water rise of approximately four feet; Car engulfed by water; Escaped from car into neighbor's house; Climbed onto roof; Observed destruction of homes around them; Water began to recede about 3 a.m.; Damage to home; Financial situation.
Date
June 27, 1972
Interviewer
Orland Rothlisberger
Files
Collection
Citation
SD Oral History Center, “Dexter Koehne,” Flood of 1972, accessed February 7, 2025, https://1972flood.omeka.net/items/show/271.