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Montauk Remembers The Hurricane Of 1938

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Archived photos of the 1938 hurricane from the Montauk Library. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

Archived photos of the 1938 hurricane from the Montauk Library. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

Perry Duryea Sr. and Robert Moses assess hurricane damage in Montauk in 1938. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

Perry Duryea Sr. and Robert Moses assess hurricane damage in Montauk in 1938. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

This archived photo shows a boat washed ashore on Fort Pond Bay in Montauk after the 1938 hurricane. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

This archived photo shows a boat washed ashore on Fort Pond Bay in Montauk after the 1938 hurricane. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

Trudging through the water after the hurricane of 1938. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

Trudging through the water after the hurricane of 1938. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

Wreckage at White's Department Store after the hurricane of 1938. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

Wreckage at White's Department Store after the hurricane of 1938. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

The Sunrise Cabins were seriously damaged by Hurricane Carol in 1954. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

The Sunrise Cabins were seriously damaged by Hurricane Carol in 1954. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

On Fort Pond Bay after the 1938 hurricane

On Fort Pond Bay after the 1938 hurricane

where the ice houses used to be. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

where the ice houses used to be. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

Duryea's ice house on Fort Pond Bay after the 1938 hurricane. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

Duryea's ice house on Fort Pond Bay after the 1938 hurricane. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

A Viking ship washed ashore after the hurricane of 1938. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

A Viking ship washed ashore after the hurricane of 1938. COURTESY MONTAUK LIBRARY

A letter written from Jane Stewart Duryea

A letter written from Jane Stewart Duryea

who was married to Perry B. Duryea Sr.

who was married to Perry B. Duryea Sr.

to her sister-in-law Ann Duryea Kirk described the hurricane of 1938. COURTE

to her sister-in-law Ann Duryea Kirk described the hurricane of 1938. COURTE

authorElizabeth Vespe on Sep 17, 2018
Those who lived through the hurricane of 1938 and survive today say that September 21 started out as a regular, sunshiny day—the postman delivered mail, children took off for school,... more

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