Record #:

29984

Author(s):

Fredrickson, Eric; Gray, Fred; Hooper, Kerry

Abstract:

The hurricane of 1944 hit Avon, North Carolina with a vengeance, washing away stores, homes, and other structures from their foundations. The short lived hurricane pushed back the sound waters with high tides, causing flooding to bust through dunes and ruin freshwater cisterns.

Source:

Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 3 Issue 1, Spring/Summer 1985, p18-19, por

Subject(s):

Hurricanes--Outer Banks--History