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Aug 19 is the 60th anniversary of the great flood of 1955
If you get a chance watch some of the old films that have been uploaded to YouTube.
To get an appreciation for the event.
I will never forget that day.
We evacuated my Aunt and Uncle from Ansonia and as they were taking what they could, my cousin and I watched a Naugatuck river which , looked a mile wide. There wasn't a single bridge left on the entire Naughy length the only way in to the Valley from Fairfield County was the Derby Shelton bridge, as route 8 was flooded.
Connecticut received over 20" of rain over a 5 day period from back to back hurricanes.
As I was just a kid I had no appreciation for the effort to rebuild and the co-operation from people and companies in non effected areas. Companies in Towns like Milford and New Haven operated with minimal crews as many of their employees were dispatched to hard hit communities. A key objective was to get the factories running ,as the flood put an estimated 86,000 people out of work.
If you get a chance watch some of the old films that have been uploaded to YouTube.
To get an appreciation for the event.
I will never forget that day.
We evacuated my Aunt and Uncle from Ansonia and as they were taking what they could, my cousin and I watched a Naugatuck river which , looked a mile wide. There wasn't a single bridge left on the entire Naughy length the only way in to the Valley from Fairfield County was the Derby Shelton bridge, as route 8 was flooded.
Connecticut received over 20" of rain over a 5 day period from back to back hurricanes.
As I was just a kid I had no appreciation for the effort to rebuild and the co-operation from people and companies in non effected areas. Companies in Towns like Milford and New Haven operated with minimal crews as many of their employees were dispatched to hard hit communities. A key objective was to get the factories running ,as the flood put an estimated 86,000 people out of work.