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“A railroad bridge at the junction of the Contoocook and Merrimack Rivers was swept away by the great ice freshet which destroyed many bridges on the Merrimack.” Concord Monitor, March 2, 1896. As referenced in Concord, the height of the water was 21.65 feet.
The flood on the Contoocook River in Peterborough was described at the time as “the worst in history.” USGS Record of Historical Floods. Join us at the Boscawen Public Library on Monday, March 9, 2020 at 6:30 pm and some of the devastation water can create. Glass plate slides taken at the time of the flood, seldom seen, will be shown. Elaine Clow of the Boscawen Historical Society will speak to the devastation along the B & M Railway Line here in Boscawen. This was one of the worst of the 1800s in our part of New Hampshire. This program is part of the MUseums Sharing Experience (MUSE) Program for 2020 and is sponsored by the Boscawen Historical Society and the Boscawen Public Library. New Books!
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