Hurricane of September 21, 1938 / Great Gale of September 23, 1815

THE HURRICANE OF SEPTEMBER 21,1938   DRIVEN BY A WIND VELOCITY OF 95 M. P. H. MAX. CAUSED TIDAL WATERS TO REACH A NEW LEVEL AS INDICATED BELOW   WATER   LINE   13 FEET 82 INCHES   ABOVE MEAN HIGH WATER
ONE FOOT ELEVEN AND ONE FOURTH INCHES HIGHER THAN PREVIOUS RECORD OF SEPTEMBER 23, 1815   ERECTED 1938   BY THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE PUBLIC BUILDINGS DEPT.   IN THE GREAT GALE OF SEPTEMBER 23, 1815 THE WIND DRIVEN WATERS AROUND THE WALLS OF THIS BUILDING ROSE TO THE LEVEL OF THIS LINE   ELEVEN FEET NINE AND ONE FOURTH INCHES ABOVE MEAN HIGH WATER

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