Hurricane Hazel hit the County in mid-October 1954 with a peak wind of 112 mph recorded at NAS Pax River. I went looking for info on it and found the following in the 21 October 54 edition of the Enterprise:
But what really caught my attention in that edition of the Enterprise was an article titled Lower ‘Little Dixie’ that appeared immediately below the Hazel article. I’ve hi-lited and enlarged it here for you.
It too mentions the impacts of Hazel. But read on to check out paragraph 3:
Our guy Robbie Norris on the front page! Happy Birthday today Robbie! Guess we can rightfully say that we know someone who was born in a crossfire hurricane.
Should do “Jumping Jack Flash” here, but heard this tune the other day and want to pass it along instead.
Great song here from Chris and Eddie: