January 15 is the Anniversary of the 'Great Molasses Flood' of 1919 in Boston

Randy McCoy — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:07:51 +0000

It was the 'Great Molasses Flood' of 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts. It was January 15th in the early afternoon and the temperature was warm for that time of year, 45 degrees, up from the single digits just a couple of day before. The United States Industrial Alcohol Company had two and a half million gallons of molasses brewing fifty feet above the street that was slated to make rum. No one expected what happened next.

Flood Insurance Redistricting

Andy Capwell — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:49:27 +0000

One year ago this week, I received a letter from Androscoggin Bank with whom I have a home mortgage with, informing me that FEMA had made flood map revisions and I was now living in a Zone A flood zone. I had moved into my current home in July 2005 and the orgiginal paperwork with the purchase of my home clearly stated that I wasn't in a FEMA flood zone. After an intial shock and denial, I looked into how to challenge this ruling.

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January 15 is the Anniversary of the 'Great Molasses Flood' of 1919 in Boston

Flood Insurance Redistricting