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Domestic News
April 7, 1801
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A severe freshet in Milford caused by heavy rains wrecked mills, bridges, fences, dams, and ruined fields, with damages estimated over $7,000.
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Amherst, March 28.
The Rains.
It is judged, that at a moderate calculation; seven thousand dollars would not indemnify the small town of Milford, for the loss sustained by the late remarkable freshet; mills, bridges, fences and dams were wrecked and swept away, & whole fields of delightful interval almost ruined by the violence of the waters. The prospect exhibited by the waters flowing through fields, intervals and orchards is truly indescribable. In short such and so wonderous fierce was the rise of the waters, that it may almost with truth be said as of the ancient Nile,
"That the wild deluge overtook the haste
Even of the Hinds that watched."
The Rains.
It is judged, that at a moderate calculation; seven thousand dollars would not indemnify the small town of Milford, for the loss sustained by the late remarkable freshet; mills, bridges, fences and dams were wrecked and swept away, & whole fields of delightful interval almost ruined by the violence of the waters. The prospect exhibited by the waters flowing through fields, intervals and orchards is truly indescribable. In short such and so wonderous fierce was the rise of the waters, that it may almost with truth be said as of the ancient Nile,
"That the wild deluge overtook the haste
Even of the Hinds that watched."
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Weather
What keywords are associated?
Freshet
Flood
Milford
Rains
Damage
Where did it happen?
Milford
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Milford
Event Date
Late
Outcome
damages exceeding seven thousand dollars; mills, bridges, fences, and dams wrecked and swept away; whole fields of interval almost ruined.
Event Details
Heavy rains caused a remarkable freshet that flooded fields, intervals, and orchards in Milford with violent waters.