Three RPPCs of 1952 Flood Damage to Pierre & Ft Pierre North Dakota

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Offered is a lot of three unused real photo postcards showing the flood damage to Pierre and Fort Pierre North Dakota in 1952. Before the winter of 1951-1952 ended, almost 76 inches of snow had fallen in the Pierre area between October and March. With a following warm spring, abnormal temperatures rapidly melted the snow, causing creeks and rivers to quickly fill the Missouri River. As the temperature hit 58 degrees and the Missouri River level hit 16.61 feet on April 7, Pierre and Fort Pierre residents started sandbagging for an expected 22 foot flood crest. After Fort Pierre Red Cross Disaster chairman Carmen Sutley ordered 700 people to evacuate to Pierre, two feet of water covered Deadwood Street in Fort Pierre. In Pierre, water covered several blocks along the river, downtown businesses were flooded and 1,500 people evacuated their homes. But it would still grow worse the following day as the river rose another three feet. Fort Pierre business was damaged. It was reported only 50 homes and one church were left undamaged. Pierre didn’t fare any better, as 104 houses were damaged and another 111 had minor damage. Pierre business owners on the east side of Pierre Street had basements full of water, while businesses on the west side had water in their basement as well as about two feet of water on their first floor. All 3 are unposted and very clean. Sold together only.
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