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Tornado memories - Adrian & Kathryn Apel
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DescriptionTwo-page, typewritten document submitted as part of the "Remember the Topeka Tornado of '66" event held at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library on June 3, 2003; tells the personal memories of Adrian and Kathryn Apel, who lived at 2021 SW Clay on June 8, 1966, when the tornado hit; particularly recalls Central Park being turned into "Dante's Inferno" - where trees, lumber and trash were burned
CreatorApel, AdrianSubject1966 Topeka TornadoStormsWeather1966 TornadoPersonal narrativesI Remember...the Topeka TornadoTopeka (Kan.)Date2003FormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless otherwise noted, the items in the Local History Collections may be downloaded by patrons for use in research papers, blog posts, articles, etc. Please credit all uses with “Courtesy of the Topeka and Shawnee County Library".
CreatorApel, AdrianSubject1966 Topeka TornadoStormsWeather1966 TornadoPersonal narrativesI Remember...the Topeka TornadoTopeka (Kan.)Date2003FormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless otherwise noted, the items in the Local History Collections may be downloaded by patrons for use in research papers, blog posts, articles, etc. Please credit all uses with “Courtesy of the Topeka and Shawnee County Library".Geographic Location
Address2021 , SW Clay St, Topeka, 66604Geolocation[1]
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Apel, Adrian, Tornado memories - Adrian & Kathryn Apel (2003). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 10/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6476