1997 Falmouth Flood

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Thanks to Greg Justice for his kind permission to allow us to use many of these images which originally appeared on his Facebook Page Old Falmouth Pictures.

2,400 people had to be evacuated.











Shelby Street	Deposit Bank	Ray's Barber Shop


State Street	Liberty at Woodsen





This barn washed onto Rt. 22		Flood aftermath	On Maple



Flood aftermath		West Shelby Street	Aftermath


A respiratory issue kept Jim Fossett from cleaning his Mother's basement, but minutes after this, he got it done. For free. Patrick Reddy, photo.		Joyce Campbell, right, at her Fancy floral Fashions and Gifts, Patrick Reddy, photo.	Aftermath
The good news was that the three or four inches of mud, which the water left everywhere, eventually dried up. The bad news is that it left three of four inches of very fine dust that got into any and everything.


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