Northwest History. Alaska. Science. United States.

High Seas Batter At Nome Buildings HIGH SEAS BATTER AT NOME BUILDINGS NOME, Alaska, Nov. 10. (AP)—A terrific storm, the worst since a tidal wave wrecked the entire town in 1913, battered Nome today. The high seas tore away" the foundations of nearly every business house on the water front. As t...

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Alaska
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Nome
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spelling ftwashstatelib:oai:content.libraries.wsu.edu:clipping/102390 2023-05-15T17:23:55+02:00 Northwest History. Alaska. Science. United States. The Spokesman Review: 1937-10-11 High Seas Batter At Nome Buildings 1937-10-11 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/102390 English eng nwh-sh-14-25-136 http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/102390 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0 Copyright not evaluated. Contact original newspaper publisher for copyright information. Northwest History Alaska Box 14 Alaska Weather Conditions and Climate Northwest Pacific--History--20th Century United States. -- Alaska -- 20th Century Text Clippings 1937 ftwashstatelib 2021-07-26T19:23:38Z High Seas Batter At Nome Buildings HIGH SEAS BATTER AT NOME BUILDINGS NOME, Alaska, Nov. 10. (AP)—A terrific storm, the worst since a tidal wave wrecked the entire town in 1913, battered Nome today. The high seas tore away" the foundations of nearly every business house on the water front. As the storm continued, the government jetties at the west end of the town were badly wrecked. The waves were breaking over the former site of Front street before the 1930 fire. The coast guard made an early estimate of $40,000 damage. A check of property owners, however, set the losses at more than $125,000 to buildings,' foundations and stocks. Text Nome Alaska Washington State University: WSU Libraries Digital Collections Pacific
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description High Seas Batter At Nome Buildings HIGH SEAS BATTER AT NOME BUILDINGS NOME, Alaska, Nov. 10. (AP)—A terrific storm, the worst since a tidal wave wrecked the entire town in 1913, battered Nome today. The high seas tore away" the foundations of nearly every business house on the water front. As the storm continued, the government jetties at the west end of the town were badly wrecked. The waves were breaking over the former site of Front street before the 1930 fire. The coast guard made an early estimate of $40,000 damage. A check of property owners, however, set the losses at more than $125,000 to buildings,' foundations and stocks.
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