The Day - Memories: The March 1936 flood - News from southeastern Connecticut
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 has published 12 pictorial books of Norwich History. He can be reached at kenekjr000@comcast.net. ...
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