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Blizzard Halts Mail Delivery – Today in History: February 7

New London Harbor Lighthouse: Connecticut’s First Official Lighthouse

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The “Welcoming Beacon” of Sheffield Island Lighthouse

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The Hurricane of 1938 Rocks Connecticut

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Hurricane Gloria: “Storm of the Century”

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Frozen Reservoir Destroys Danbury – Today in History: January 31

The Great Wallingford Tornado – Today in History: August 9

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The Ghost Ship of New Haven Sets Sail Shrouded in Mystery

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The Flood That We Forget: October 15 and 16, 1955

The Great Hurricane of 1938 – Today in History: September 21

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The Great Atlantic Hurricane Hits Connecticut

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    Patrick J. Mahoney

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Torrington Recovers after the Flood of ‘55

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Eighteen-hundred-and-froze-to-death: 1816, The Year Without a Summer

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Dark Day – Today in History: May 19

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Largest Earthquake in Connecticut – Today in History: May 16

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William Redfield Born – Today in History: March 26

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Blizzard of ’88 Shuts Greenwich Off from Outside World

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Hurricane of 1938: Connecticut’s Worst Disaster

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Waterbury Tornado – Today in History: May 24

Blizzard of 1888 Devastates State

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Hurricanes Connie & Diane Deliver Double Hit – Who Knew?

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The Blizzard of 1888 – Today in History: March 11

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