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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 1678 Dixie State College Santa Clara-Virgin River Flood, Washington County, Utah Oral History Collection, 2005 4.25 lin. ft. (9 boxes) During the second week of January 2005 the raging waters of the Santa Clara River, and to a lesser extent, the Virgin River reached flows not seen in Washington County (Utah) since floods carried away several settlements and settlers during the winter of 1862. Estimates of damage to Washington County placed the total damage of the devastating floods that occurred at roughly $150 to $180 million, with another $100 million possibly needed for river reclamation efforts. Reports indicate 20 homes were totally lost with another 15-20 condemned or suffered serious damage. Of this total, it is estimated that individual property loss and damages total $10 million, representing $3 million of net equity required to restore individuals to their pre-flood position. The oral histories in this collection document the impact that the flood had on the community. Topics: Floods--Utah--Washington County--Santa Clara River--Personal narratives Floods--Utah--Washington County--Virgin River--Personal narratives Organizations: Dixie State College Places: Washington County (Utah) Form or Genre: Interviews Background Background Note

During the second week of January 2005 the raging waters of the Santa Clara River, and to a lesser extent, the Virgin River reached flows not seen in Washington County (Utah) since floods carried away several settlements and settlers during the winter of 1862. Estimates of damage to Washington County placed the total damage of the devastating floods that occurred at roughly $150 to $180 million, with another $100 million possibly needed for river reclamation efforts. Reports indicate 20 homes were totally lost with another 15-20 condemned or suffered serious damage. Of this total, it is estimated that individual property loss and damages total $10 million, representing $3 million of net equity required to restore individuals to their pre-flood position. The oral histories in this collection document the impact that the flood had on the community.

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The collection contains 134 oral history interviews with persons affected by the 2005 flood

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Santa Clara-Virgin River Flood, Washington County, Utah Oral History Collection, 2005, Utah State Historical Society.

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The collection was received in exchange for a grant that was given to Dixie College by the Utah State Historical Society and the Utah Humanities Council.

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Processing Information: Collection processed by Linda Thatcher, 2006 Finding aid compiled by Linda Thatcher, 2006 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2006. Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2006. Container list Box Folder Contents 1 1 Adams, Nadine 1 2 Allen, Suzanne 1 3 Allred, Alice 1 4 Allsop, Eric and Teresa 1 5 Anderson, Darryl and Marsha 1 6 Anderson, Rev. Luther 1 7 Andrews, Charles "Chuck" and Suzy 1 8 Andrus, James L. and Mary 1 9 Astle, Dr. Craig and Jana 1 10 Balen, Joann 1 11 Barnum, Barry 1 12 Bauman, Jamie 1 13 Bawden, Keith 1 14 Bennion, Merv B. 2 1 Bowler, Becky 2 2 Bowler, Edward "Ed" 2 3 Bowler, Fenton L. 2 4 Bowler, Kip 2 5 Bracken, Debbie 2 6 Bringhurst, Steve 2 7 Brower, Matthew 2 8 Bulloch, Larry 2 9 Bundy, Les 2 10 Bunker, Gail 2 11 Burdick, Ed 2 12 Carter, Dr. Grant 2 13 Cashin, Darryl and Karen 2 14 Cook, Clayton and Mary 2 15 Cook, Lynn and Jul 3 1 Cope, Tammy 3 2 Cox, Dean J. 3 3 Crisp, Jim 3 4 Denos, Ron and Brooke 3 5 Dotson, James 3 6 Drake, Dennis 3 7 Duffin, Robert 3 8 Eardley, James J. 3 9 Ence, Dwayne and Bonnie 3 10 Ence, Jim and Debbie 3 11 Esplin, Gary 3 12 Frei, David 3 13 Frei, Landon and Wanda 3 14 Frei, Liisa 3 15 Gardner, Alan 3 16 Gardner, Helen 3 17 Gardner, Larry 4 1 Goble, Larry and Rosemary 4 2 Godfrey, Lynne 4 3 Graf, Paul 4 4 Graham, Bruce and Leah 4 5 Graham, Bruce and Leah 4 6 Graves, Judy 4 7 Gray, Gary and Sheron "Sherrie" 4 8 Gubler, Shan 4 9 Hafen, Arlo 4 10 Hafen, Hans 4 11 Hansen, Robert 4 12 Harding, Craig 4 13 Henderson, Carrie 4 14 Hibbs, Eric 4 15 Jacobson, Dr. Bruce L. 5 1 Johnson, Jeremy 5 2 Jones, Jerome 5 3 Jones, Lee and Susanna T. 5 4 King, Sandy 5 5 Kitchen, Todd A. 5 6 Langston, Joe 5 7 Leavitt, Jay 5 8 Leavitt, Judy 5 9 Leavitt, Rod and Peck, Laree (Leavitt) 5 10 Lenois, Sanda 5 11 Mancilla, Guillermo 5 12 Marcotte, Tammy 5 13 Maxwell, Gail 5 14 McArthur, Daniel D. 5 15 McArthur, Reed 5 16 McArthur, Thomas and Allison 6 1 McConkie, Standford 6 2 Moss, Fenton and Clara 6 3 Nawrocki, Rose 6 4 Needy, Dan and Pat 6 5 Newby, Grag 6 6 Orton, Rodney "Rod" 6 7 Pace, Charlotte 6 8 Palmer, Beverly 6 9 Pasley, Kyle and Julie 6 10 Pearce, Glen and Lucille 6 11 Peck, Russell 6 12 Perkins, Kent 6 13 Pike, Jonathon and Kristy 6 14 Pinkson, Debbie 6 15 Quality Excavating 6 16 Racker, Evan S. and Rhea 6 17 Rae, Alan W. 6 18 Richards, Franklin D., Jr. and Kathy 6 19 Rogers, Glen 7 1 Rogers, Jason 7 2 Rose, Max 7 3 Rosenberg, Rick 7 4 Rosenbruch, Jim and Mary Ann 7 5 Rowley, Fred 7 6 Sandberg, Jay 7 7 Sanderson, Glenna (Cottam) 7 8 Sanderson, Glenna (Cottam) 7 9 Santa Clara Elementary School (Fourth Grade) 7 10 Santa Clara Elementary School (Fifth Grade) 7 11 Sapp, Chris 7 12 Shaw, Lisa and Courtney 7 13 Shroyer, Pete and Mary 7 14 Smith, A. Gail 7 15 Smith, Bart 7 16 Smith, Kirk E. 7 17 Steele, Richard and Barbara 8 1 Stoker, Robert 8 2 Stratton, Marlon 8 3 Stucki, Ellen 8 4 Tanasz, Kathy 8 5 Taylor, Jack 8 6 Taylor, Lester 8 7 Thompson, Sue 8 8 Thorpe, Russell and Alta 8 9 Topham, Marshall 8 10 Traveller, Kayson and Kay H. 8 11 Utley, Patricia V. 8 12 Wade, Terry L. 8 13 Walter, Mark 8 14 Webb, Ernest J., Jr. and Mary 9 1 Webb, Ernest J., Jr. and Mary 9 2 Webb, Ernest J., Sr. 9 3 West, Claudia 9 4 Whatcott, Robert 9 5 Williams, Elvid and Marlene 9 6 Winson, Robert and Suzanne, and Jeff 9 7 Worellton, William "Jack" and Lois F.