Since 1922, The Magazine ANTIQUES has been America’s premier publication on the fine and decorative arts, architecture, preservation, and interior design.
In 1927 on May 18 the Kelly flood wiped out that little town. The following is an account of what happened as told by
Anne Kent, who witnessed the event. Her son, Donald Kent, interviewed her for this story in 1966. A big thank you goes to Dawn Kent, granddaughter of Anne Kent, who gave me permission to print this interview:
Before the flood came to wash our town out, we had bought the store in Kelly from Mrs. Strober. She suggested that Raymond take the examination for the post office, which he did. I had been clerking for Mr. Strober so it worked out pretty well. He could work on his books in the post office and I could put stuff on the shelves and order things. We went ahead and bought the store in 1926.
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