December 14, 2025
Tag: South Florida Hurricane
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The Worst Hurricane You Never Heard Of
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The South Florida Hurricane happened in September 1928. Calvin Coolidge was the occupant of the Oval Office. The weather bureau had been working at forecasting dangerous storms for more than fifty years, but their most useful tools were that of educated observation and data comparison to the statistics of past events. “Accurate” was hardly part…
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August 18, 2024 3 Comments
Jacob Tome has been forgotten by all except the historians in northeast Maryland. He died more than a century ago but his legacy – The Tome Institute for Boys – made it possible for young men to prepare themselves for very successful lives. Postcards help tell the story of this Port Deposit, Maryland, philanthropist.