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    Hurricane Sandy flood damage cars parked at airport

    Hurricane Sandy Aftermath: Storm Damaged Cars

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    In late October 2012 the east coast of the United States was pummeled by Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. Sandy swept...
    Centralia

    The Ground is Smoking in Centralia, Pennsylvania

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    Centralia was incorporated as a borough in 1866 when coal was discovered in the area. Coal mining gave birth to the town and it...

    St. Francis Dam: Worst U.S. Engineering Disaster of the 20th Century

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    The collapse of the St. Francis Dam in 1928 is one of the worst catastrophes of the twentieth century. Today it is an engineering...
    Uncovering the history of the abandoned, forgotten, and unexplained.