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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A severe whirlwind struck near Fork Meeting-house around 3 PM on Wednesday last, destroying 18 houses, trees, and fences in the county, sparing only the meeting-house and C. Goruch's dwelling. It continued north to Harford County, demolishing David Lee's property near Friends' meeting-house.
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On Wednesday last, about three o'clock, took place the most tremendous hurricane or whirlwind ever experienced in this county. At the Fork Meeting-house, called Methodist Meeting, near the dwelling of Aquilla Hall, Esq., it swept away eighteen houses and several large trees and fences were swept off. In fact, not a single vestige left in that thriving place except the meeting-house and dwelling house of C. Goruch. The hurricane continued its course from thence northerly across the falls of gunpowder to Harford county; and, lamentable to tell! the devastation committed in blowing down trees and fences, and entirely destroying the property of David Lee, junr. living near the Friends' meeting-house, in said county, &c. [Balt. Amer.
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Fork Meeting House And Harford County
Event Date
On Wednesday Last, About Three O'clock
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eighteen houses swept away, large trees and fences destroyed, no vestige left except meeting-house and c. goruch's dwelling; property of david lee entirely destroyed, trees and fences blown down
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Tremendous hurricane or whirlwind struck at Fork Meeting-house (Methodist Meeting) near Aquilla Hall's dwelling, sweeping away eighteen houses, trees, and fences, leaving only the meeting-house and C. Goruch's house. Continued northerly across falls of gunpowder to Harford County, destroying David Lee's property near Friends' meeting-house.