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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Heavy rainfall from Tuesday night to Thursday caused severe flooding in Bridgeport, damaging mills, bridges, fences, and roads. Specific losses include Mr. Thomas Hull's mill and corn in Greenfield, and the Berkshire Bridge swept away.
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As heavy a fall of rain, as was ever remembered, commenced on Tuesday night last, and continued with very little intermission until late on Thursday: The rivers and brooks were raised to a height hardly ever known before, and the damage done to Mills, Bridges, Fences and Roads is incalculable. The earth near the surface, is full of water; and much inconvenience is experienced from water in cellars, which is in many places two and three feet deep, where none was ever known to stand till since the rain.--We have not learnt the particulars of the damage done, but in few instances :-
Mr. Thomas Hull, of Greenfield, lost a Mill, and a large quantity of corn which it contained.-The Bridge at Berkshire, near this place, was swept away, with some part of the mill-dam over which it was built ; and all the small bridges for many miles around, are either swept quite away or are very much injured.
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Primary Location
Bridgeport
Event Date
Tuesday Night Last To Late Thursday
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damage to mills, bridges, fences, and roads; mr. thomas hull lost a mill and corn; bridge at berkshire swept away with part of mill-dam; small bridges swept away or injured for many miles.
Event Details
Heavy rainfall raised rivers and brooks to unprecedented heights, flooding cellars and causing incalculable damage to infrastructure.