RARE! 1938 Official Relief Relic of Hurricane & Flood Hartford Connecticut | September 21-24, 1938 Hurricane and Flood Relic| Bixley Shop

An interesting idea to commemorate historic hurricanes and floods. This is a sliced round from a small tree with a brass plaque reading "Official Relief Relic of Hurricane and Flood, Hartford Connecticut, September 21-24, 1938"

"At 4:00 p.m. on September 21, the great Hurricane of 1938 made landfall just east of New Haven. There was little warning. Winds and storm surge flattened cottages and other buildings all along the shore. In some places, the remains of beachfront cottages were found as far as two miles inland. Katharine Hepburn’s summer home in Saybrook was totally destroyed and Hepburn herself barely escaped with her life.

By 10:00 p.m. the fast-moving storm reached Canada, still with hurricane-force winds. Behind in New England, 600 people were dead and over 700 were injured. Nearly 5,000 buildings were completely destroyed and 25,000 additional homes were damaged. It was the deadliest and costliest storm in Connecticut’s 350-year history. Fallen trees and damaged buildings were still visible 20 years later, and every Connecticut family had stories to tell of their experiences."

BIXLEY NOTES
• Official Relief Relic of Hurricane and Flood, Hartford Connecticut, September 21-24, 1938
• Measures: 4" wide x 2.5" tall x 3/4" deep 

VINTAGE NOTES
• In excellent condition 

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