Few storms occupy the cultural memory of Rhode Island as much as the Hurricane of 1938. While this footage shows the flooding of downtown Providence, the hurricane destroyed countless buildings by the shore, including lighthouses. A full moon and the autumn equinox rose tides, which strengthened the deadly storm. In Westerly alone, 100 people died. If you look around Providence, you can find plaques memorializing just how high the water was when the storm hit our state. | Rhode Island Historical
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