Historic North Country Disasters

by Cheri L. Farnsworth

There is a tragic history in New York's North Country of human folly, natural disasters, deadly explosions, terrible train wrecks and other calamities. The famous Barnum & Bailey Circus suffered deeply after its train crashed between Norwood and Potsdam in 1889 and many animals died. Beloved Thousand Island Park was almost entirely destroyed by a devastating fire in 1912, leveling hotels and businesses, and the once-thriving park never fully recovered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467145009
• ISBN13: 9781467145008
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.7"