March 27, 1964
Mar 26, 2024 23:34:35 #
A date some will never forget...60 years ago...the great Alaska earthquake! Taken at Earthquake Park in Anchorage last September.
Mar 26, 2024 23:35:39 #
Mar 27, 2024 16:34:42 #
Tote1940
Loc: Dallas
One year later we had a fairly moderate quake 03/27/65 in Santiago Chile. Killed around 50 people , collapse of roof in racetrack
Almost widowed a few hours after marrying.
Back then you married twice, Civil marriage that morning , Church wedding planned for 2 weeks later..
My parents had a lunch for us, quake struck, my recent wife ran to front door ( her parents lived across street) , I grabbed by shirt collar ( almost strangled her by her recall) , opens door and a rain of heavy Spanish style clay roofing tiles just missed her.
Remembering today, 59 wonderful years later
Almost widowed a few hours after marrying.
Back then you married twice, Civil marriage that morning , Church wedding planned for 2 weeks later..
My parents had a lunch for us, quake struck, my recent wife ran to front door ( her parents lived across street) , I grabbed by shirt collar ( almost strangled her by her recall) , opens door and a rain of heavy Spanish style clay roofing tiles just missed her.
Remembering today, 59 wonderful years later
Mar 27, 2024 23:14:09 #
b top gun wrote:
A date some will never forget...60 years ago...the great Alaska earthquake! Taken at Earthquake Park in Anchorage last September.
In 2014 my wife and I visited the museum in down town Anchorage that had much information and many photographs and displays of that fateful day. Very interesting and informative.
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