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− | The '''Little Rock Tornado of October 2, 1894''' struck around 7:30 PM, killing four people and damaging the [[State | + | The '''Little Rock Tornado of October 2, 1894''' struck around 7:30 PM, killing four people and damaging the [[Arkansas State Lunatic Asylum]], [[Arkansas State Penitentiary|State Penitentiary]], and several blocks of businesses in the downtown district. |
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+ | Killed in the storm were asylum physician | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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+ | *"Cyclone in Arkansas; It Destroys Much Property and Many Lives are Lost," ''Aspen Weekly Times (Col.),'' October 6, 1894. | ||
+ | *"Three Dead, Seven Missing; Besides Thirty-Five Injured at Little Rock, Ark.," ''New York Times,'' October 3, 1894. | ||
+ | *"Wrecked by a Tornado; The Business Part of Little Rock Devastated," ''Cranbury Press (N.J.),'' October 12, 1894. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
+ | [[Category:Main Street]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Markham Street]] | ||
[[Category:Tornadoes]] | [[Category:Tornadoes]] |
Revision as of 02:44, 24 March 2010
The Little Rock Tornado of October 2, 1894 struck around 7:30 PM, killing four people and damaging the Arkansas State Lunatic Asylum, State Penitentiary, and several blocks of businesses in the downtown district.
Killed in the storm were asylum physician
References
- "Cyclone in Arkansas; It Destroys Much Property and Many Lives are Lost," Aspen Weekly Times (Col.), October 6, 1894.
- "Three Dead, Seven Missing; Besides Thirty-Five Injured at Little Rock, Ark.," New York Times, October 3, 1894.
- "Wrecked by a Tornado; The Business Part of Little Rock Devastated," Cranbury Press (N.J.), October 12, 1894.