The Great Colonial Hurricane August 25th 1635
This was the first historical record of an intense hurricane striking New England. The highest winds have been estimated at […]
Eighteenth Century, Historic Hurricanes
Firsthand accounts, Hurricane of 1938, Twentieth Century
Anonymous account of 1938 Hurricane
Horseneck Beach 9/21/1938 The first warning I had of the storm was about 2 P.M. while driving down the Horseneck […]
Firsthand accounts, Twentieth Century
Clifford Ashley’s account of 1938 hurricane
When the bottom first dropped out of the barometer (and soon after the roof) I suspected a blow, and at […]
Hurricane of 1938
Introduction to 1938
The “Long Island Express” was first detected over the tropical Atlantic on September 13, although it may have formed a […]
Nineteenth Century, Religion
Cadman’s Neck: Westport’s 19th Century Tented City
Even by Westport’s standards, Cadman’s Neck is off the beaten track. This small promontory of land edging into the east […]