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SDPB Documentaries

Surviving the '72 Flood

56m 46s

Survivors of the catastrophic 1972 flood in Rapid City and the Black Hills of South Dakota tell their stories 50 years later, with historical footage from one of the nation’s deadliest natural disasters. The June 9, 1972, flood killed 238 people.

Aired: 06/07/22
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Vanished South Dakota: DeVoe
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