Friday, September 29, 2023

On this Day in History: Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge destroyed by Cedar Keys Hurricane in 1896 – Uncharted Lancaster


On September 29, 1896, the Cedar Keys Hurricane ripped through Central Pennsylvania with gale-force winds and torrential rain. It left a wake of destruction, leveling barns, trees, and the 1869 Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge. It was so powerful that it swept the massive bridge from its piers, with some of the pieces landing near the iron furnaces south of Marietta.
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