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Guide Rock hero Howard Hamilton saved towns from flood
From Guide Rock Nebraska in 1935 Howard Hamilton and a friend warned crowds at the bridge as the Republican River wall of water devoured fields and bridges. Hamilton alerted the sheriff, the crowd fled to safety, and the bridge was swept away while his quick action likely saved lives.
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