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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 West End Commercial District encompasses a single city block of commercial buildings in Winsted, Connecticut.The block, consisting of the north side of Main Street between Union and Elm Streets, is the city's largest grouping of late-19th and early-20th century commercial buildings to survive flooding and redevelopment.
Torrington has two daily newspapers. The Republican-American, which circulates a Litchfield County edition and has a bureau on Franklin Street, and The Register Citizen, which serves Torrington and Winsted, in addition to most of the Northwest Corner. Charlotte Hungerford Hospital has also developed into an important health care resource for ...
Including subsequent storms, the 1955 floods cumulatively killed 91 people and left 1,100 families homeless. Flooding occurred in 67 towns, resulting in damage to 20,000 families. About 86,000 people were left unemployed after the floods. [40] In Winsted, the buildings that were washed away along the south side of Main Street were never rebuilt.
Winsted is a census-designated place and an incorporated city [3] in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of the town of Winchester. The population of Winsted was 7,192 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 7,712 at the 2010 census. [4] [5] It comprises the majority of the town of Winchester's 10,224 population.
Location of Litchfield County in Connecticut. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
Sunday's game will mark the second Super Bowl for Swift, who cheered on her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce last year with help from some of her closest girlfriends last year.
Norwalk, Main and Wall Street, October 16, 1955. Over the weekend of October 14–17, 1955, 12 to 14 inches (300 to 360 mm) of tropical storm rain caused the Norwalk River, along with many other Connecticut rivers, to severely flood. (The statewide destruction prompted President Eisenhower to declare a disaster area in Connecticut.)