Thames Hardware News Today

Published December 28. 2020 8:09AM  On March 11, 1936, heavy rains fell over New England. For the next two weeks, as rivers rose from melting snow and a second rain storm hit, a freshet raised the Norwich harbor into Franklin Square and up Franklin Street and Bath Street. This photograph shows the flooding of Franklin Street, with the Norwich Bulletin on the left. On the right are Thames Hardware, Bob’s Fruit Store, Leone’s Tailor Shop, an antiques store, and Colonial Furniture. Ken Keeley...