May 22, 1921
— The Museum in the Streets —
It was about 1:30 PM - a hot still afternoon. Thunder clouds built up rapidly. A black funnel cloud appeared northwest of town. The air was full of dust and flying debris. The 1859 Phineas Pendleton House across the street was lifted 8 inches into the air and dropped back on the foundation. The cyclone took the steeple off the Methodist Church, threw a cow into the bay and picked up a barn, leaving the car inside. All this among other strange happenings before moving out to sea and causing a water spout 50 feet high. The photographs show the "before" and "after" destruction of the Havener house located on this site. It was a common local custom for a proud owner to have a professional photograph taken of his home. The "before" photo just happened to be taken the day before the cyclone.HM Number | HMVET |
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Tags | |
Marker Number | 14 |
Year Placed | 2009 |
Placed By | Historic Preservation Committee, the Town of Searsport and the Searsport Community |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Sunday, October 19th, 2014 at 12:34am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 19T E 505421 N 4922357 |
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Decimal Degrees | 44.45450000, -68.93185000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 27.27', W 68° 55.911' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 27' 16.20" N, 68° 55' 54.66" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 207 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 2-12 W Main St, Searsport ME 04974, US |
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