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Disasters of Onondaga County
About this book
The city of Syracuse and Onondaga County have a long and storied history of natural and man-made calamity. Although often considered a moderate weather region, Mother Nature has not spared it from destruction. A tornado devastated picturesque Longbranch Park in 1912, and the rare Hurricane Hazel reached Onondaga's borders in 1954. A fire ravaged Syracuse's famed Bastable Block building in 1923. During a children's concert and festival, the floor of the Central Baptist Church collapsed, tragically claiming scores of lives and injuring more than one hundred. Author and historian Neil MacMillan charts the history of Onondaga County catastrophes.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- 1. An Overview of Onondaga County and Our Disasters
- 2. When the Wind Blows: Hurricanes, Tornadoes and a Derecho
- 3. Burning Bright: Fire Courses through the County
- 4. Let Loose the Dogs of War: Goose Van Schaik and Pan-Am Flight 103
- 5. If You Build It, Will It Stand?: Building Collapses in Onondaga County
- 6. Riding the Rails: Train Wrecks throughout Our History
- 7. Water, Water Everywhere: Floods
- 8. Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow: Our Notable Blizzards
- 9. What a Blast!: The Explosions that Rocked Our World
- 10. Wreckage on the Parkway: The Onondaga Lake Parkway Overpass and Large Vehicles
- 11. The Day the Bottom Fell Out: The Erie Canal Drains
- 12. Trolley Follies
- 13. Out Go the Lights!: The Blackouts
- 14. Slip Sliding Away: The Tully Mudslide
- 15. Environmental Concerns: A Dike Break, an Acid Spill and the Lake
- 16. An Ill Wind Blows: Disease Runs Rampant
- 17. Falling from the Sky: Aircraft Crashes
- 18. What Have We Learned?
- Notes
- About the Author