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Word: wicomico (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1933-1933
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...Eastern Shore of Maryland bore the full brunt of the storm. The waves washed clean through Ocean City to the inner bay. Cars were buried in sand. At Salisbury all able-bodied men were drafted to dig a ditch to divert the Wicomico River and save the town. At Scotland Beach where his cottage was washed away Missouri's onetime (1915-33) Representative Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer had to swim 200 yards for his life before he was hauled into a rowboat. At Dover the Delaware State Capitol was badly soaked. The famed du Pont Highway was closed to traffic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CATASTROPHE: $15,000,000 Storm | 9/4/1933 | See Source »

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