Island Park was destroyed by a breaker with a reported height of 30 to 40 feet. A sturdy washing machine is all that remains of a destroyed home. 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.

Image ID: wea02415, NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Collection
Location: Island Park, Rhode Island
Photo Date: 1938 September 22
Photographer: Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas, NOS, NGS


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