Disasters of Onondaga County (Disaster)
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- Synopsis
- The city of Syracuse and Onondaga County have a long and storied history of natural and man-made calamity. Although often considered a moderate weather region, Mother Nature has not spared it from destruction. A tornado devastated picturesque Longbranch Park in 1912, and the rare Hurricane Hazel reached Onondaga’s borders in 1954. A fire ravaged Syracuse’s famed Bastable Block building in 1923. During a children’s concert and festival, the floor of the Central Baptist Church collapsed, tragically claiming scores of lives and injuring more than one hundred. Author and historian Neil MacMillan charts the history of Onondaga County catastrophes.
- Copyright:
- 2017
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781439661550
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781467137867
- Publisher:
- The History Press Limited
- Date of Addition:
- 03/15/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Neil K. Macmillan
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies, Earth Sciences
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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