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July 14, 1921
| The rain and hail storm which swept this part of the country on Sunday
afternoon, was the worst that has visited this section for many years, and
a great amount of damage was done to crops in many localitites… The big rush of water that came down the creeks and gulches, did a great amount of damages to roads and bridges. Over a dozen bridges in the county have been either washed out entirely or badly damaged… Probably the worst part of the storm visited the northeasten part of the county, where it left ruin and devastation in it path… The [Colorado & Southern railroad] track [near Parker] was moved in places two and three hundred feet from the right of way, according to reports. The bridge at Parker was washed out and it went down the creek and took off the banisters of the big state cement bridge. Much property in that part of the county was damaged. It is said that there were only two houses in Parker, the Hood and Hoskins property, that were not damaged. --Castle Rock Journal (July 19, 1912) |