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I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Martha Pohl
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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 Martha Pohl, who was 10 years old in 1951 and living at 1409 N Harrison; her family's home was completely destroyed by the flood and the front porch wound up across the street; remembers there being 27 feet of water over their house
CreatorPohl, MarthaSubject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesFlood damageDisaster reliefWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)DatendFormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless 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".
CreatorPohl, MarthaSubject1951 FloodPersonal narrativesFlood damageDisaster reliefWeatherStormsTopeka (Kan.)DatendFormatPDFLanguageEnglishRightsUnless 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
Address1409, NW Harrison St, Topeka, 66608Geolocation[1]
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LocationOn display, Topeka Room (temporary)
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Pohl, Martha, I Remember the July 1951 Flood - Martha Pohl (nd). Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library Local History Collections, accessed 08/08/2026, https://localhistory.tscpl.org/nodes/view/7191