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The Great Blowdown: The Effects of the Hurricane of 1938 in Northern NewEngland

About this exhibition

The Great Blowdown is a panel exhibition inspired by curator Dr. Lourdes Aviles’ new book Taken By Storm, 1938, A Social and Meteorological History of the Great New England Hurricane.

To learn more about Dr. Aviles’ book, click here.

The exhibition opened at the Weather Discovery Center in North Conway on Friday, September 20, 2013.

Please note: this exhibition is not currently on view at the Museum of the White Mountains. 

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