The Inlet Floods Groton 1935

Owasco Inlet runs near the village of Groton, and during the devastating rains of July 1935 it overflowed its banks, flooding the village streets. Most of Main Street and Cayuga Street were under water, and people were forced to use a rope and pulley to safely move from inundated buildings to safety.

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IMAGE 1: Men walking and horse drawn carriage on a flooded street. 1935.

IMAGE 2: Flooded intersection in Groton, 1935.

A flooded intersection with buildings in the background with signs advertising machines. A sign sticking out of the water in the foreground advertises, "Ford, Ames Motor Company, Authorized Ford and Fordson Dealers."

Images courtesy of The History Center in Tompkins County, 2022.

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