This one of course talks about the event itself:
THE TETON DAM FLOOD MARKER
The collapse of the Teton River Dam on June 5, 1976 unloosed
a savage flood which caused $500,000,000 in damage, took eleven lives, and made
thousands homeless in Wilford, Sugar City, Rexburg, Salem, Hibbard, Firth,
Blackfoot, and Roberts.
But this tragedy was turned into triumph by the victims’ own
faith and courage and by of outpouring of aid by many volunteers from Idaho and
nearby states, effectively coordinated by local leaders and generously
supported by Ricks College, L.D.S. and other churches, Red Cross, National
Guard, and the Government agencies.
Their combined efforts to rebuild the stricken areas reflect
the highest ideals of American citizenship and the indomitable spirit of the
Western pioneers
Placed May 19,1980
SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
UTAH-IDAHO-MONTANA-WYOMING
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