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===Natural disasters=== The summer of 1947 was dry. In late October of that year only 1/8 inch of rain had fallen since mid-September, and the temperatures were high. Small ponds and streams were dried up, and local farmers were using water from the [[Salmon Falls River]] and [[Cocheco River]] to provide water for their livestock. Fire risk was high. On October 21, sparks from a passing train car in [[Farmington, New Hampshire|Farmington]] ignited the dry grass on both sides of the track, starting the biggest fire to strike Rochester. At first, firefighters seemed to have the fire in control, but two days later, winds up to {{convert|60|mph}} drove the "small" fire out of control. The wind-driven fire moved to the south and east into Rochester. The fire would engulf an area over {{convert|9|mi|0}} long and over {{convert|2|mi|0}} wide with walls of flame {{convert|40|ft}} high. Before the fire was under control, over 30 homes in Rochester would be lost. [[Hurricane Carol]] struck New Hampshire on September 2, 1954. The winds of the hurricane were in excess of {{convert|90|mph}}. The property damage in New Hampshire was estimated to be 3 million dollars, and {{convert|4|in}} of rain fell during the storm. A Category 5 hurricane, known locally as the [[1938 New England hurricane|Hurricane of '38]], was the most deadly of New Hampshire's history, causing excessive damage to Rochester and outlying communities. Hurricane Carol was a Category 3 storm. <gallery> Image:Upper Dam, Rochester, NH.jpg|Upper Dam {{circa|1905}} Image:Public Library & South Main St., Rochester, NH.jpg|Public Library {{circa|1908}} Image:City Hall & Opera House, Rochester, NH.jpg|City Hall {{circa|1910}} Image:Central Square, Rochester, NH.jpg|Central Square in 1909 City Hotel, Rochester, NH.jpg|City Hotel {{circa|1910}} Image:The Wallace Factory, Rochester, NH.jpg|Wallace Factory {{circa|1910}} Image:Stone Bridge in Rochester, NH.jpg|Stone Bridge {{circa|1910}} Image:Gateway to Rochester Fairgrounds.jpg|Rochester Fair {{circa|1910}} </gallery>
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