1935 Republican River Flood, Trenton

Monday, June 14, 2010

This year we are observing the 75th Anniversary of the Republican River Flood of 1935. The '35 flood was reported to be a "100 year event." It was said that a flood of similar magnitude occurred in 1826. Prior to 1935 there are written reports of severe Republican River floods in 1885, 1903, 1905 and 1915. (In 1885 nine people were killed from the towns of Cambridge, Richmond Canyon, and Arapahoe -- victims are buried in Cambridge and the graves are marked with a monument).

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