On September 21 and September 22, 1938, New England experienced a devastating category-5 hurricane which caused massive damage and incurred many hundreds of casualties (both fatalities and injuries). North Adams was mostly spared from wind damage…

After weeks of rainy October weather, on November 3rd, 1927, the Hoosic River began to swell beyond its banks. Ashland and State Street were the first to flood, and soon the northern branch of the river joined the waters of the southern. As Brown…