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HAVE YOU HAD A BUTTERNUT?
The September 21, 1938 Hurricane brought winds exceeding 90 mph that ripped the top off of a large Butternut tree across the street from our house. The power of the storm was indicated by the fact that the Butternut tree was not toppled over like many other trees in the city. It's top was completely broken away from the trunk of the tree at about 8 feet above the ground. It broke where the tree was close to 16 inches thick. The top was found to have been blown some 40 feet away from the upright trunk. It was evident that a severe line of destruction through the town was the result of the powerful gust of wind. In a straight line from the corner of Beaver and Washington Street to the corner of School and Courts Street everything was demolished. The home on the corner of Green and Union Street owned by Mr. White, was crushed by a large Elm tree. He was lucky to have escaped unharmed. Next in line was the aforementioned Butternut tree, two Pear trees, and a Maple tree. The top of an Elm tree was broken off on Elm Street and ended up on Court Street some distance to the northwest. Strange as it might seem, two Pear trees on the north side of Union Street, not more than 200 feet away from the destruction, were untouched and still had Pears on their branches.
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