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Tag Archives: Republican River
Republican River Flood, Part 2: Rescue in McCook
As promised in the May 25 post, “Republican River Flood – 75th Anniversary,” here is the story of how forty men were trapped on the roof of the power plant in McCook. A narrative by plant worker Louis B. Wolf … Continue reading
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Tagged Great Depression, McCook, natural disaster, Republican River
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Republican River Flood – 75th Anniversary
On May 30, 1935, torrential rains fell in eastern Colorado and southwestern Nebraska; by early morning of the 31st, the usually peaceful Republican River was running bluff-to-bluff along its upper reaches. When the waters subsided two days later, over 100 … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Markers
Tagged Great Depression, McCook, natural disaster, Republican River
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