The Great Hurricane of 1933: The Great Hurricane of 1933 was ravaging Worcester County. The Boardwalk was destroyed. Streets were flooded. Homes and hotels were off their foundations. Cars were buried under sand. Video courtesy Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum
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Sometimes a great opportunity comes out of a terrible disaster.
Eighty years ago today the Great Hurricane of 1933 was ravaging Worcester County.
The boardwalk was destroyed. Streets were flooded. Homes and hotels were off their foundations. Cars were buried under sand. Electricity and water were cut off. Rivers and creeks were cresting over their banks. The auto causeway was impassable. ...
