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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />SELECTED NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS & <br />PHOTOGRAPHS OF HISTORICAL FLOODS <br /> <br /> <br />1894 FLOOD <br /> <br />South of main Longmont townsite, 1894. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />From the "Longmont Times-Call" <br />December 2, 1940 <br />Article by Bertha Ramey <br /> <br />Longmont Flood <br /> <br />A day or two before Memorial Day <br />in 1894, a steady rain began which <br />finally reached flood proportions, <br />and the entire lower portion of the <br />town was washed away. The river <br />rose to the railroad tracks, and a <br />portion of the depot was inundated. <br />No lives were 10st,but many persons <br />had thrilling stories to tell. <br />Large houses and barns were swept <br />away, as well as all bridges of the <br />region. The road to Longmont was <br />not fully repaired for two months. <br /> <br />Dickens Farm, Longmont, 1894. <br /> <br />Hall's Ranch, Lyons, 1894. <br /> <br />-8- <br />