July 4, 1969 Storm – Vermilion Photojournal Coverage

Vermilion was one of the hardest hit areas during the infamous July 4, 1969 storm, and the hometown newspaper, Vermilion Photojournal, did an excellent job of covering the human drama and flood damage.

The photojournalism is impressive.

Here then, courtesy of that publication and the resources at the Ritter Public Library, are selected pages from the July 10, 1969 edition. Click on each for a (hopefully) readable version.

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As sort of a bonus, here are some photos of the July 4, 1969 Vermilion flooding and post-flood damage sent to me by longtime reader and contributor Jeremy Reynolds. He noted that they were taken on July 5, 1969.