Marker Name: The Teton Dam Flood
Marker Type: City
Marker Text: 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 an 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 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
County: Madison
City: Rexburg
Date Dedicated: May 19, 1980
Group Responsible for Placement: Sons of the American Revolution - Utah-Idaho-Montana-Wyoming
Marker Number: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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