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The Danbury Flood of 1869 is a Local Disaster Lost to Time
They say time heals all wounds. In this case, it may have erased a Danbury, CT disaster.
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This incident happened so long ago, it's not something most locals ever heard about, not the ones we asked.
Each Tuesday morning on our sister station, we bring in our friend and special guest Mike Allen for a segment called: "The Place You Live." Mike is the former News Director at I-95 and he's been a trusted information source for many years in our local area.
Allen goes out into our communities digging for a tale, and always comes back with something that we've never heard or can't believe. In "The Place You Live" segment that aired on August 31, 2021, Mike told us about the terrifying Danbury Flood of 1869 that was the result of a dam failure.
The Danbury Flood of 1869 is a Local Disaster Lost to Time
The biggest eye opener from our researcher was who knew the story of the 1869 flood, Mike Allen said: "The thing that amazes me is how many people live in this city who have no idea this ever happened."
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