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Title [Flood cleanup along Highway 85 north of Castle Rock, Colorado looking south]
Shelf 1994.001.0038
Approximate Date 1965
Location Castle Rock (Colo.)
Collection Meacham Family photographs of June 1965 flood
Photographer Meacham family. Meacham, Frederick Castle (1926-2003). Meacham, Sue.
Description [1965 flood damage to Castle Rock area]. Highway 85 north of Castle Rock looking south. Piles of silt on both sides of the roadway. Telephone poles and fences are still standing. Denver and Rio Grande Railroad bed is on the right. Castle Rock (rock formation) is visible in the distance. This is the area where the automobile from images 94001028 thru 033 was found.
See Also Canyons | Castle Rock (Colo.) | Castle Rock (Mountain) | East Plum Creek | Floods | Natural disasters | Roads | Santa Fe Drive (Colo.) | United States Highway 85 (Santa Fe Drive)

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