Tornado damage, 82 Main Street, Brighton, Ontario
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- In the early evening of Friday July 13, 1973 a tornado touched down in Brighton, Ontario.
Witnesses and meteorological data indicate the twister was on the ground for approximately 32 seconds.
The result was the destruction of more than 100 century-old trees that had graced both sides of Main Street, damage to homes, businesses, churches, the former Brighton Town Hall, and vehicles.
Fortunately, injuries were minor.
Within minutes, the community rallied, and within days, most of the debris cleared and repairs well under way.
This collection is part of the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the tornado.
We thank the donors for their images, and welcome additional resources. - Notes
- An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser in front of 82 Main Street, Brighton Ontario. In the background is the former Presbyterian Church, which lost its steeple and several stained glass windows during the tornado.
- Date of Original
- 13 July 1973
- Date Of Event
- July 1973
- Subject(s)
- Corporate Name(s)
- Ontario Provincial Police
- Local identifier
- 000442
- Collection
- 1973 Brighton Ontario tornado
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Downtown Brighton, Ontario, Canada:
Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 44.0418732070309 Longitude: -77.7395706243896
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Downtown Brighton, Ontario, Canada:
- Donor
- Paul and Coleen Hutchison
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Terms of Use
- Please contact the Brighton Digital Archives.
- Contact
- Brighton Digital ArchivesEmail:brightondigitalarchives@gmail.com
Agency street/mail address:Brighton Public Library
35 Alice Street
P.O. Box 129
Brighton, ON K0K 1H0
