New England Great March 1936 Flood Original and 35 similar items

Antique Real Snapshot Photograph. Reverse side is written in French, "Souvenir de L'inondation (flood), 19 March 1936, Vue de la rue Canal." Precise location not stated, but the domed building in the distance may be helpful in establishing the city. Measures 5.75 x 3.5 including white border. Condition: This is an original photograph, not a copy or reproduction. It is in very good condition with some corner wear. Comments: The great 1936 flood began on March 11 with a downpour in New England that didnt stop for 14 days. The rain then unleashed a flood that covered half of the Eastern United States. Pinkham Notch in New Hampshire recorded 22.43 inches of rain over the period. Nobody in New England had ever seen anything like it. And nobody ever would again. During two rainy weeks, the United States experienced two consecutive downpours, among the largest and heaviest in history. Rivers turned into raging torrents from New Hampshires notches to the Long Island Sound. The Androscoggin rose to record levels in Auburn, Maine, and so did the Merrimack in Lowell, Mass. Also reaching never-before-seen heights: the Pemigewasset in Plymouth, N.H., and the Connecticut in Dalton, N.H., Montague, Mass., Hartford and Thompsonville, Conn. The 1936 flood burst dams, wiped out roads, ruined businesses and washed away homes. As many as 200 people died and 14,000 left homeless.