What is the worst disaster New England has faced?

[rudiewhitebwoy]

4 way tie;

• Dukakis
• Patrick
• Coakley
• Warren

We should have them carved into Mt.Greylock

 

[J.A.C]

KING PHILLIP"S WAR (yes I'm a history buff)

The war was the single greatest calamity to occur in seventeenth-century Puritan New England. In the space of little more than a year, twelve of the region's towns were destroyed and many more damaged, the colony's economy was all but ruined, and much of its population was killed, including one-tenth of all men available for military service.[SUP][5][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP] More than half of New England's towns were attacked by Native American warriors.[SUP][7][/SUP]

 

[rchap36]

Great flu Pandemic 1918-1919

The first recorded cases of virulent influenza in the United States occured in Boston. On August 27th, 1918 several sailors at the Commonwealth Pier reported sick with influenza. By the next day, there were eight new cases. On the third day, August 29th, there were 58 cases. These men were sent to the Chelsea Naval Hospital; from this hospital, the disease spread rapidly into the city of Boston and the rest of the state...

In Boston, however, state officials were correct in assuming that the situation had begun to improve slightly. By late October, the city's death rate had probably dropped to fifty deaths from influenza per day. If true, this would have been a dramatic improvement as the PHS estimated that there had been at least 4,000 deaths from influenza between September 8th and October 25th alone.

...As ground-zero for the pandemic, Massachusett's became a focal point for post-pandemic studies. In the late 1920's, to PHS statisticians estimated that between September 1, 1918 and January 16, 1919, approximately 45,000 people died from influenza in Massachusetts alone. Horrific as these figures are, many historians believe that the number of influenza-related deaths in Massachusetts during this period was probably higher.

http://www.flu.gov/pandemic/history/1918/your_state/northeast/massachusetts/

If this happened today they would come to your home and take away the rest of your rights so I think one of the big pandemic coming to a state near you is your gov/ state or fed

 

[rchap36]

KING PHILLIP"S WAR (yes I'm a history buff)

The war was the single greatest calamity to occur in seventeenth-century Puritan New England. In the space of little more than a year, twelve of the region's towns were destroyed and many more damaged, the colony's economy was all but ruined, and much of its population was killed, including one-tenth of all men available for military service.[SUP][5][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP] More than half of New England's towns were attacked by Native American warriors.[SUP][7][/SUP]

It was there land that was taken from them

 

[J.A.C]

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It is there land that was taken from them

, Im not getting into that debate here.

 

[rchap36]

<--- Mother was part Blackfoot

 

[rudiewhitebwoy]

<--- Mother was part Blackfoot

Reparations! I'm 1/16th Lakota Souix ... My Souix name is "Dances with Pre-Ban AR-15's"

 

[houdini]

blizzard of 78 with big snow drifts

 

[falcon123]

<--- Mother was part Blackfoot

Lemme guess. She had black feet.

 

[Golddiggie]

4 way tie;

• Dukakis
• Patrick
• Coakley
• Warren

We should have them carved into Mt.Greylock

Add Brown to that list...

 

[josh2600]

The summer that never came 1816

StevensMarksman

Thanks for posting, I had no idea that happened.

 

[lafataa]

For those of you who are more experienced New Englanders, can you give me a few examples of some of the more challenging NE disasters?

Putting Deval Patrick in office.

--Anthony

 

[DukeNukem]

Putting Deval Patrick in office.

--Anthony

I think the maggot Dukakis was worse.

 

[mke0039]

Pikers! The coming financial collapse where your money is rendered worthless by inflation. War, pestilence, disease and .gov taking to their underground bunkers and saying **** you

you stupid peasants.

Preparing for that...now THAT is prepping.

 

[EC1]

Hasn't happened yet.

 

[mke0039]

Hasn't happened yet.

I stand corrected. I will have to wait a little while before I can post that one here

 

[Pete85]

How about the northeast blackout of 2003? I know that only lasted a few days, but consider one that lasted for several weeks or even months.

 

[namedpipes]

Twinkies ceasing production!!

This thread is for disasters affecting just New England.

That was a GLOBAL disaster.


Sent from my chimney using smoke signals.

 

[10thSFFD]

Here in our section of Rockport anytime 2 birds sit next to each other on wires we loose power. Sometimes for weeks.
Woodstove was an excellent investment.
The biggest approaching disaster is the communist regime initiated by our silly leaders.

 

[rchap36]

Lemme guess. She had black feet.

No she is/was (passed away) 1/2 blackfoot

 

[kiver]

These are some pictures I took of the June 1 tornado. This was my neighborhood

 

[calsdad]

These are some pictures I took of the June 1 tornado. This was my neighborhood

Holy crap. Was there somebody in that white van? Looks like the thing was going down the road when the tree took it out.

 

[Coyote33]

Blizzard of '78

Ice Storm of 2008

Molasses Disaster

1953 Tornado

Hurricane Carol 1954
Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Irene

List of New England hurricanes
worst hurricane to strike New England
Worst Hurricanes in New England History


Oh, and Chapter 180 of the Acts of 1998.

 

[kiver]

Holy crap. Was there somebody in that white van? Looks like the thing was going down the road when the tree took it out.

There were two fatalities on my block one in the van and the other in the house that was flattened. The mother shielded her daughter in the bathtub. The girl survived but the mother passed a hero. I still can not believe that more people did not pass. The area was surreal

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Molasses flood?

 

[namedpipes]

Molasses flood?

Are you suggesting it as a candidate or asking "What do you mean by molasses flood?"

Links earlier in thread if you were asking. Great... now I have the urge to make baked beans!

Sent from my chimney using smoke signals.

 

[Len-2A Training]

Are you suggesting it as a candidate or asking "What do you mean by molasses flood?"

Google it. Very interesting story of what happened in Boston a long time ago.

 

[namedpipes]

Google it. Very interesting story of what happened in Boston a long time ago.

I know. Some say on a hot summer day your can still smell molasses, walking through the North End.

I've actually tried but never caught the scent.