A strong hurricane, dubbed the “Long Island Express,” hit New England on September 21, 1938, causing widespread damage. Ware, Massachusetts, was especially hard hit. Flood waters reached a height of 18.2 feet and when the water receded, all that was left of Main Stree was a deep gully with sewer pipes showing in the bottom. The town was stranded for days, with no one able to get in or out and loaves of bread and medicine had to be dropped from airplanes. It is estimated that the damage was $916,000 for the town.
Minsinger, M.D., William Elliott. Excerpts of Ware from The 1938 Hurricane- An Historical and Pictorial Summary. Blue Hill Observatory, 1988. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l10-003/. Accessed on November 13, 2024.
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