The UConn Torrington Campus Library will present the photographic display: “Black Friday: The Flood of 1955” through March 31 at the campus library, 855 University Dr., Torrington. The display of ...
One of the worst natural disasters to hit Connecticut struck 70 years ago. On Aug. 19, 1955, rivers across the state raged out of their banks, destroying entire villages and killing nearly 100 people.