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A World Torn Asunder: The New England Hurricane of 1635 at the Pemaquid Point Learning Center
Division / Program: Parks and Lands
Date: August 30, 2024
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Location: Pemaquid Point Learning Center, Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, 3115 Bristol Road, New Harbor, ME 04554
State Park: Other Location
Event Type: History/Historical
In August of 1635, a Category III hurricane tore through New England destroying boats, wharves, homes, woodlands, and killing innumerable animals and Indigenous and Euramerican inhabitants. Join historian/archaeologist Neill De Paoli as he delves into this devastating storm and the impact it had on the natural world and its Native American and Euramerican inhabitants.
Contact Name: Neill DePaoli, Historic Site Manager, Colonial Pemaquid.
Contact Phone: (207) 677-2423
Cost: Free
Related Documents: Program flyer PDF 1.8MB