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I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Doris
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DescriptionTwo-page, handwritten document submitted to TSCPL as a part of its collecting initiative "I Remember the July 1951 Flood"; tells the personal memories of Doris (no last name given), who was 27 years old in July 1951 and living on Polk Street in North Topeka; remembers her home had three feet of water on the first floor and a filled basement after the flood; recalls that the flood waters came on fast, going from 5 inches deep to many feet the next day; she and her family relocated to the Pacific Northwest afterwards
Creator[no last name], DorisSubject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesNorth Topeka historyStorms1951 Topeka floodWeatherTopeka (Kan.)DatendFormatPDFLanguageEnglish
Creator[no last name], DorisSubject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesNorth Topeka historyStorms1951 Topeka floodWeatherTopeka (Kan.)DatendFormatPDFLanguageEnglishGeographic Location
AddressPolk Street, North Topeka, TopekaGeolocation[1]
Geolocation[1] Related
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LocationOn display, Topeka Room (temporary)
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[no last name], Doris, I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Doris (nd). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 17/07/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/7169