It was a horrific disaster -- in fact, the single worst disaster in the history of Danbury, Connecticut. Two earthen dams gave way, sending 140 million gallons of water barreling down on the young city in the 1800s. Both the viscous loss of life and the mind-numbing property damage were devastating and caused worried reservoir managers nationwide to wonder, “Could this also happen here?” Listen as Danbury Museum and Historical Society Executive Director Brigid Guertin recounts the tragic details of this unbelievable catastrophe.
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