This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Two Historic Roswell Floods Remembered By Ed Scarritt
The Record recounts Roswell floods from 1904 with wild rumors and a town panic on Oct. 1. It notes false reports of the Diamond A ranch house being wiped out and details how residents crowded Military Heights as authorities proved no rise. The piece covers office damage, many adobé buildings, and losses in the hundreds of thousands, plus a raft transfer across the Pecos and mule powered ferrying that finally moved passengers to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Hondo
Berrendo
Hondo Valley
Military Hill
Military Heights
Diamond A Ranch
Record Office
Pioneer Building
Chamber of Commerce
Oriental
Grand Central
Seay
Gill & Morrow
H. J. Wall
A. M. Robertson
Walker’ Bros
Walker’ Bros. Store, the Post Office
Citizens Meat Market
A. J. Welter
H. W. Scurlock
Mrs. Cobean
Mitchell Livery
J. M. Jump
Palace Saloon
Pecos
Pecos River
Joe Torrian
W. A. Slinkard
James Sutherland
Diamond A
Court House
J. F. Hinkle
W. T. Wells
Mark Howell
E. A. Cahoon
C. W. Haynes
H. F. Smith
Honda