Wolfeboro Historical Society Digital Archive Photograph Archive Natural Events

March/April 1953. High water, looking from dockside at the Main St. bridge to Back Bay. The passage is obviously not passable for any vessel. The water reached about a foot from the bridge arch and basements of local businesses were flooded.This scene has been repeated several times over the years, but this is one of the worst.This was a man-made disaster as Public Service of New Hampshire kept lake levels artificially high by damming the outlet to prevent downstream flooding.

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