This is one of those stories that seems unreal, but it is true. There was actually a flood of molasses that swept through the streets at 35 MPH. Here's the details from Wikipedia: Near Keany Square,[4] at 529 Commercial Street, a huge molasses tank 50 ft (15 m) tall, 90 ft (27 m) in diameter […]
Video: Damage to New England From The “Long Island Express” Hurricane of 1938
January 29, 2012 by
The hurricane hits Westport, MA. From UncoveringWestport on Flickr (Map and more pics here) Wikipedia gives some background: The New England Hurricane of 1938 (or Great New England Hurricane, Yankee Clipper, Long Island Express, or simply the Great Hurricane) was the first major hurricane to strike New England since 1869. The storm formed near the coast […]