Rapid City Flood: Community Damage documents the aftermath of the Rapid City Flood of 1972. More than ten inches of rain fell in just over six hours on June 9, 1972. It was…, The Girls’ Inc. and Health Connections Programs, both operated by Youth and Family Services in Rapid City, have been awarded a grant of $100,000 by…, South Dakota Oral History Center Interviews. June 9, 2011, marks the 39th anniversary of the 1972 Rapid City Flood, the worst event in the history of that town, my birthplace, and as I have stated here before, the most racist city in the U.S. for Indians. On the Internet there is next to nothing about how the flood impacted Rapid City's Indian population and nothing at all on the sole “official site” for the flood, that of the Rapid City Public Library. The official reports feature government studies, agendas, critiques, and memos of the event. Rapid Creek and several other Black Hills streams overflowed their banks. For residents of this neighborhood, their little slice of heaven turned hellish on the night of June 9, 1972, when a flash flood tore through town. Disaster: Rapid City Flood 1972 from Rapid City Public Library on Vimeo. In this undated photograph, an unidentified man and a dog search for victims of the June 9, 1972, flash flood that struck Rapid City and the surrounding area. See more ideas about Rapid city, Flood, City. Melvin Martin: The forgotten victims of 1972 Rapid City flood. Historic documents, newspaper articles, and websites show the civic history of the Flood Plain's creation and preservation. Stories of tragedy and heroism were commonplace. Part of the Robb Dewall collection, this is the audio of his interview with Governor Richard Kneip. This undated photo was taken someplace in the west side of Rapid City during the 1972 flash flood. Below are the names of the people who died in the June 9, 1972 flood, as compiled by the city of Rapid City. The manuscripts are retained by the Minnilusa Historical Society. The remnants of these foundations are among the few visible reminders of a flood so devastating, it ranks as the third-deadliest in U.S. history. In honor of the flood victims, Friends of Rapid City Parks holds an annual Memory Walk on the anniversary of the flood. White America, Melvin Martin: Rapid City became the center of national news, and reporters, aide workers, volunteers and public officials flocked to the area to examine the damage and help clean up. 1,335 homes and 5,000 automobiles were destroyed. This photograph was taken at the intersection of East Boulevard and Omaha Street during the 1972 flash flood that struck Rapid City and the surrounding area. you thought it was safe... Melvin Melvin Martin: Gangs a big problem in Indian SIOUX FALLS, S.D. An Oglala Sioux veteran's trip down 'memory lane', Melvin Martin: Indians depicted unfairly in Rapid Reseeding Efforts: A Rapid City Flood Collection documents the aftermath of the Rapid City Flood of 1972. The flood started on June 9 and k…. in border towns, Melvin Martin: Flood waters from Deer Creek, Victoria Creek, Prairie Creek, and other drainages were channeled through the steep canyons to the west, eventually emptying into Rapid Creek. The region marks the anniversaries of the flood in June and remembers the 238 people known to have died. 754 acres of greenbelts were established to serve as a floodway where homes and businesses once stood, the most notable of which is Memorial Park. Melvin Martin: The forgotten victims of 1972 Rapid City flood. Rapid Creek and other waterways overflowed their banks, flooding many homes and businesses in Rapid City. The collection also examines the effort to memorialize the 283 men, women, and children who lost their lives in the flood.

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