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Marsh residents recall Hazel's devastation 25 years ago
Part of Local History Collection
Article on the 25th anniversary of Hurricane Hazel, with recollections from Marsh and Bradford residents
Bradford Witness
Community Support during the Aftermath of Hurricane Hazel
Part of Local History Collection
"Feeding refugees:
Marsh refugees enjoy a hot meal in the Bradford town hall after their flight from the flooded Holland Marsh. Most spent the winter in an emergency trailer camp set up where the community centre stands today."
Bradford Witness
Hurricane Hazel drowned marsh crops
Part of Local History Collection
Bradford Witness
Hurricane Hazel - Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
Front page of the first Bradford Witness paper after the Holland Marsh flood due to Hurricane Hazel on October 15, 1954. See Related Descriptions below for individual stories of this edition.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
View of Bridge Street, looking south over the Holland Marsh and Canal Road.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Holland Marsh farmers return home to salvage belonging. Photograph from in Betty Kennedy's 'Hurricane Hazel,' found in the Local History Collection.
Toronto Telegram
Part of Local History Collection
Debris from the marshland piling up along Highway 400. Photograph from Betty Kennedy's 'Hurricane Hazel,' found in the Local History Collection.
Toronto Telegram
Robert Saunders and the pumping of the Marsh
Part of Local History Collection
Robert Saunders (left) and numerous other companies came to the aid of the Holland Marsh, offering their equipment free of charge to pump out the flood water. The Marsh was dry again by November 13th.
Toronto Telegram
Part of Local History Collection
Mural on the side of 64 Holland St. West. It depicted the farmers of the Holland Marsh. This mural was painted in 1995 as part of the Downtown Revitalization Project. It was painted over in the fall of 2016 due to vandalism, and only Gwilly the Carrot remains.
Amanda Gallagher
Part of Local History Artifacts
Event Date: 1974
Event Type: Educational Film
Description: This film profiles the vegetable growing industry and people of the Bradford Marsh, and talks about how farming practices have changed from past to present.
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food - Information Branch