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- 1954-10-15
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Contains items from the BWGPL collection relating to Hurricane Hazel and the subsequent flooding of the Holland Marsh
October 15, 1954
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Part of Local History Collection
Contains items from the BWGPL collection relating to Hurricane Hazel and the subsequent flooding of the Holland Marsh
October 15, 1954
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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
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"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
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Bradford Witness
Hurricane Hazel - Bradford Witness
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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
Rich Garden Lands Flooded When Water Overflows Dikes
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"Holland Marsh residents and everyone living in this district will always remember "Hurrican [sic] Hazel" and the worst storm in Ontario's history, a storm which inundated the rich Holland Marsh gardens, ruining all crops yet to be harvested, sweeping buildings away in the water currents, and submerging some of the most beautiful homes of the district under feet of dirty water. ..."
Bradford Witness
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Interior of Auke Ellens' store, flooded by Hurricane Hazel breaking the marsh's dykes.
Toronto Telegram
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The dePeuter family standing next to their house, surrounded by debris. The debris came from the flood by Hurricane Hazel breaking the marsh's dykes.
Toronto Telegram
Springdale Christian Reformed Church Flooded
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Springdale Christian Reformed Church underwater.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Crates along Hwy 400 after the marsh flooded during Hurricane Hazel
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library