NEWS

A look back: 1954 Hurricane Hazel

Jerry Hertz, Ralph Dyess, Marty Brenner, Jess Simmons and Jim Shaw round up chickens at the farm of Harry Sporer after Hurricane Hazel destroyed the farmer's chicken coops.
Jerry Hertz, Ralph Dyess, Marty Brenner, Jess Simmons and Jim Shaw round up chickens at the farm of Harry Sporer after Hurricane Hazel destroyed the farmer's chicken coops.
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Vineland 150th anniversary. 1954. Damage to a Vineland storefront caused by Hurricane Hazel in 1954.
Vineland 150th anniversary. 1954. Damage to a Vineland storefront caused by Hurricane Hazel in 1954.
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High tides, whipped in by Hurricane Hazel, shatter boats and buildings in Swansboro, North Carolina, Oct. 15, 1954.
High tides, whipped in by Hurricane Hazel, shatter boats and buildings in Swansboro, North Carolina, Oct. 15, 1954.
AP
After the season’s most violent tropical storm, hurricane Hazel, had ripped across the Haitian peninsula. Buildings on the waterfront appear more heavily damaged than those further in the background. (AP Photo)
After the season’s most violent tropical storm, hurricane Hazel, had ripped across the Haitian peninsula. Buildings on the waterfront appear more heavily damaged than those further in the background. (AP Photo)
AP
Workmen are busy in Washington, disposing of trees felled on the U.S. Capitol grounds last night by Hurricane Hazel, Oct. 16, 1954.
Workmen are busy in Washington, disposing of trees felled on the U.S. Capitol grounds last night by Hurricane Hazel, Oct. 16, 1954.
AP
Clifton Guthrie took this unusual picture of Hurricane Hazel destruction at Morehead City, North Carolina, Oct. 15, 1954.
Clifton Guthrie took this unusual picture of Hurricane Hazel destruction at Morehead City, North Carolina, Oct. 15, 1954.
Clifton Guthrie, AP
A police officer stands guard beside uprooted tree blown down in the White House drive by the hurricane in Washington, Oct. 15, 1954.
A police officer stands guard beside uprooted tree blown down in the White House drive by the hurricane in Washington, Oct. 15, 1954.
Henry Griffin, AP
The damaged Lawrence Avenue Bridge, connecting two west Toronto suburbs, is shown in an Oct 17, 1954, photo following Hurricane Hazel. A Category 4 hurricane with peak winds estimated at 140 mph.
The damaged Lawrence Avenue Bridge, connecting two west Toronto suburbs, is shown in an Oct 17, 1954, photo following Hurricane Hazel. A Category 4 hurricane with peak winds estimated at 140 mph.
Henry Burroughs, AP
The Lawrence Ave. bridge, connecting two west Toronto suburbs, caught the full brunt of the hurricane Hazel-Swollen Humber River on Oct. 17, 1954.
The Lawrence Ave. bridge, connecting two west Toronto suburbs, caught the full brunt of the hurricane Hazel-Swollen Humber River on Oct. 17, 1954.
AP
Hurricane Hazel causes millions in damage. Vineland Times Journal, 1954
Hurricane Hazel causes millions in damage. Vineland Times Journal, 1954
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