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The pavilion at Easton's Beach being burned intentionally prior to beginningcleanup and rebuilding

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The pavilion at Easton's Beach being burned intentionally prior to beginningcleanup and rebuilding.The New England Hurricane of 1938 traveled 600 miles in 12 hours,surprising southern New England and causing widespread destruction.In: The New England Hurricane, Federal Writers' Project of WPA, 1938.

Photographer

Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas

Display Date

1938 September 22

Location

Rhode Island, Easton's Beach

Collection

Weather Service

NOAA Affiliation

NOS

Keywords

Monsters
Hurricanes
Damage