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Tornado memories - Paul Polter
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DescriptionSingle 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 Paul Polter, who was 19 years old in 1966; remembers coming out of the basement and seeing the tornado going over Burnett's Mound and lifting a white car into the air; volunteer with the cleanup effort on weekends after the storm
CreatorPolter, PaulSubject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal narrativesDisaster reliefWashburn University of Topeka1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2003FormatPDFLanguageEnglish
CreatorPolter, PaulSubject1966 Topeka TornadoI Remember...the Topeka TornadoPersonal narrativesDisaster reliefWashburn University of Topeka1966 TornadoWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)Date2003FormatPDFLanguageEnglishGeographic Location
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Polter, Paul, Tornado memories - Paul Polter (2003). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 11/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/6589