Because it was a snazzier time, people called this hurricane “The Long Island Express”. This was one of the biggest hurricanes of the 20th century, and killed almost 800 people along the Atlantic coast.
Downtown Providence
Fallen trees in Wolfsboro, NH
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Downed lines in RI
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A postcard depicting damage
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