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On March 6, 1963, long-term saturation of the over-100-year-old earthen content, along with unchecked shrub and tree growth, severely weakened the structural content of the dam and caused the waters of Spaulding Pond to burst forth into the city, causing the Great Flood of Norwich, elegantly chronicled in the 2013 book A Swift and Deadly ...
The Flood of 1955 was one of the worst floods in Connecticut's history. Two back-to-back hurricanes saturated the land and several river valleys in the state, causing severe flooding in August 1955. The rivers most affected were the Mad River and Still River in Winsted, the Naugatuck River, the Farmington River, and the Quinebaug River. [1]
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
A Connecticut house collapsed on Monday following a weekend of historic and unprecedented flash flooding.
Location of New London County in Connecticut. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New London County, Connecticut, United States.
Storm surge damage along the Rhode Island ocean front was severe, with many homes and buildings swept away. Damage in the Buzzards Bay region rivaled that of the 1938 hurricane. In Groton Long Point, CT, 90% of the homes were damaged or destroyed. A barometric pressure of 956 mb (28.26 in) in Groton, Connecticut where the eye crossed the coastline.
A stranger, Nancy Lewis, was walking with a friend along Compo Beach in Westport on Monday when she saw what looked like a photo in the wat Miles from her collapsed home, flood victim's sonograms ...
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. CT-147, "Norwich Water Power Company, West bank of Shetucket River, Greenville section, Norwich, New London County, CT", 3 photos, 18 data pages, 2 photo caption pages; HAER No. CT-147-A, "Norwich Water Power Company, Dam", 8 photos, 9 data pages, 2 photo caption pages; HAER No. CT-147-B, "Norwich ...