new hampshire disasters

These pages do not begin to cover all the disasters that have taken place in every state. There is also controversy over what constitutes and defines a "great" disaster from any other kind. All disasters are "great" to those directly involved in them.

So these pages are a mix of "great" and "not so great" disasters. The major disasters are all covered in the larger sites I have linked to as resources and the rest are related items of interest.

For example, you might not find a particular major disaster on this list, but it may be included in a site such as gendisasters.com, which is one of the resources found here.

This is an excellent place to begin your research. The links found here lead to an ever widening amount of information. Good luck in your efforts.

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Hanover, NH Moose Mountain Plane Crash, Oct 1968 __ "A Northeast Airlines plane with 39 passengers and 3 crew members crashed and burned on Moose Mountain Friday night and a report from the scene said as many as 10 survived." You will find original news articles and links to related material. - From Stu Beitler/gendisasters.com - http://www3.gendisasters.com/new-hampshire/2397/hanover,-nh-moose-mountain-plane-crash,-oct-1968

Historic Disasters: New Hampshire Disasters __ You will find a list of New Hampshire disasters. Each list entry is a live link to additional information. - From olddisasters.blogspot.com - http://olddisasters.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-hampshire-disasters.html

Londonderry, NH Annis Grain & Lumber Mills Boiler Explosion, Jan 1906 "A boiler connected with the Annis grain and lumber mills plant at North Londonderry exploded today, wrecking the boiler and the engine house, and damaging both the grain mill and the wood working factory, besides causing injuries to Justin Sanborn, the engineer." You will find original news articles and links to related material. - From Helen Coughlin/gendisasters.com - http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/nh/explosions/londonderry-explosion1906.htm

Nashua New Hampshire - Disasters "During the Great Depression in the 1930s Nashua New Hampshire and the surrounding area was victim to three natural disasters. A fire kicked off the devastation on May 3, 1930. Next was a flood in 1936 followed by a hurricane in 1938." Good article and photos. - illustrated - From nhliving.com - http://www.nhliving.com/history/nashuadisasters.shtml

Natural disasters in New Hampshire __ An index of articles about natural disasters in New Hampshire found in wikipedia. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Natural_disasters_in_New_Hampshire

New England Hurricane of 1938 __ "It made landfall in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York on September 21, 1938 as a strong Category 3 hurricane on the present-day Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale with a central pressure of 946 mbar (hPa).... It then traveled across Long Island Sound into Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and finally into Canada while still moving at an unusually high speed." An encyclopedic article - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_New_England_Hurricane

New Hampshire Earthquake Information Overview and history of earthquakes in New Hampshire. - From usgs.gov - http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/states.php?region=New%20Hampshire

The New Hampshire Disaster Center news, weather, emergency ... "The New Hampshire disaster center your web guide and source for New Hampshire State information, news, weather to county and city emergency management sites ..." Online information for disaster preparedness and relief. - From disastercenter.com - http://www.disastercenter.com/newhamp/newhamp.htm

New Hampshire Disasters Floods, Fires, Tornadoes, Mine Explosions ... __ New Hampshire Disasters. Events that touched our ancestor's lives: New Hampshire floods, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, storms, mining accidents, explosions, ..." Many click to read articles and resources. - illustrated - From gendisasters.com - http://www.gendisasters.com/nh/

New Hampshire Tornadoes "New Hampshire tornadoes from 1950 to 1995, listed by County." - From tornadoproject.com - http://www.tornadoproject.com/alltorns/nhtorn.htm

New Hampshire Tornadoes "The New Hampshire Tornado Page statistics, message board link, New Hampshire Disaster Center link." - From disastercenter.com - http://www.disastercenter.com/newhamp/tornado.html

Northeast Airlines Flight 946 __ "The crashed killed 32 of 42 passengers and crew." an encyclopedic article with links to related material. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_Airlines_Flight_946

West Rindge, NH Tornado, Sept 1928 __ " Village Scene of Devastation Today; Hundreds Escape Death or Injury By Narrow Margins; Orchards Ruined; 40 Telephone and Electric Light Poles Down; Hugh Trees Uprooted" You will find original news reports and links to related material. - From gendisasters.com - http://www.gendisasters.com/data1/nh/tornadoes/westrindge-tornado1928.htm