WESTBROOK 1938 HURRICANE DAMAGE AERIAL PHOTOS

From the Connecticut State Library Digital Image Web Site.

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1. From the Clinton Line to the edge of the Grove Beach Point Assocation near Riverview Rd.  Zoom in to see how the area looked before developement. (Mislabled Clinton.)
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2. Menunketesuck River south of US-1. Notice the houses washed up on the East side of the River. Zoom in on the left middle to see more damage. 
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3. Patchauge River from the Singing Bridge  East. The road at the bottom is Seaside Ave.
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4. Middle beach looking North. The industrial building to the rear is now the Old Glory shipping wharehouse just off Westbrook Place.
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5. Kelsey Point area.  Zoom in on the clump of houses in center.  Most histories talk about a tidal wave and this certainly shows the results of one.