Damage from the 1938 Hurricane in Milford, Massachusetts

Hurricane of 1938 in Milford, Massachusetts

The top

eleven

photos were

taken by Doug Taylor of Mendon.

he t

ree at the

bottom

showing flooding caused by the rain that came with the hurricane are

from the

Worcester Telegram website and sent to me by Peter Metzke of

Melbourne,

Australia.

1938 was a bad weather year. There was a flood in July,

(see top photo) and the hurricane arrived in September.

Doug Taylor p

hotos

scanned and made available

for this

site by Paul

Doucette

of Mendon.

Flood waters in 1938 spill over from Main Street in Milford into
what was once a garden. (T&G File Photo)