Disasters of Onondaga CountyArcadia Publishing, 10 jul 2017 - 128 pagina's The city of Syracuse and Onondaga County have a long and storied history of natural and man-made calamity. Although often considered a moderate weather region, Mother Nature has not spared it from destruction. A tornado devastated picturesque Longbranch Park in 1912, and the rare Hurricane Hazel reached Onondaga's borders in 1954. A fire ravaged Syracuse's famed Bastable Block building in 1923. During a children's concert and festival, the floor of the Central Baptist Church collapsed, tragically claiming scores of lives and injuring more than one hundred. Author and historian Neil MacMillan charts the history of Onondaga County catastrophes. |
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Fire Courses through the County | 23 |
Goose Van Schaik and PanAm Flight 103 | 31 |
Building Collapses in Onondaga County | 35 |
Train Wrecks throughout Our History | 39 |
Floods | 45 |
Our Notable Blizzards | 51 |
The Erie Canal Drains | 71 |
Trolley Follies | 77 |
The Blackouts | 81 |
The Tully Mudslide | 85 |
A Dike Break an Acid Spill and the Lake | 89 |
Disease Runs Rampant | 95 |
Aircraft Crashes | 105 |
What Have We Learned? | 111 |
The Explosions that Rocked Our World | 57 |
The Onondaga Lake Parkway Overpass and Large Vehicles | 65 |
Notes | 119 |
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