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Municipality : West Gwillimbury
Community : Holland Marsh
Lot : 8
Concession : 3

Description : This photo is taken from west of Hwy. 400 after Hurricane Hazel (Oct. 15, 1954). Debris is shown piled up along Hwy. 400, which is on the far side of the hydro poles. The top of a long pile of bagged onions can be seen in the foreground. Note: onions were not used as sandbags.

Municipality : West Gwillimbury
Community : Holland Marsh
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Description : Taken from Charlie Davis' yard. In background, Hwy. 400 rises up hill. Houses from Springdale floated (from the west) until they reached Hwy. 400. This was the height that the water reached after the rain when the dyke broke. A car plugged the culvert, restricting the flow of water.

Municipality : Innisfil
Community : Innisfil
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Description : Clay smoking pipe; may have been pieced together

Eliza Switzer (nee Anderson) with her daughter Matilda and Matilda's husband Samuel Adair in the farm kitchen.

The interior of Springdale Christian Reformed Church in 1952, before Hurricane Hazel in 1954.

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View towards Springdale Christian Reformed Church from Hillsview Road.

The landing place for boats on the dyke near Peter Verkaik's house (in the background) during Hurricane Hazel. A boat delivers some marsh folks to dry land. In this picture, the person on the far right is Leon Radder, the person with the captain's cap is Auke Ellens , and the person standing behind him is Albert Van Dyke.

This photo is taken from west of Hwy. 400 after Hurricane Hazel (Oct. 15, 1954). Debris is shown piled up along Hwy. 400, which is on the far side of the hydro poles. The top of a long pile of bagged onions can be seen in the foreground. Note: onions were not used as sandbags.

Jake Verkaik's house and Rhebergen's trailer after Hurricane Hazel hit.