Golden – Freeport History Timeline ../../../index.html A research project focused on the combination of different open source technologies as a way to preserve and present historical data Tue, 29 Jul 2014 04:26:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.8 Severe Thunderstorm in Freeport ../../../severe-thunderstorm-in-freeport/ Tue, 29 Jul 2014 04:24:55 +0000 http://freeporthistory.com/?p=2958 – O. W. Humphrey’s partially built house on Ocean avenue ismoved on its foundation

– Lightning strikes John Golden’s sloop on Freeport Creek near present vicinity of Atlantic avenue

– Wind reaches “cyclonic proportions with large hailstones and drenching rains”

– Crops , trees and structures are damaged but no one is reported injured

brooklyn daily eagle 8_13_1900

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