Disasters and Catastrophes

Disasters and Catastrophes (Natural or Otherwise)

in Jefferson County, NY

• Watertown Fire of 1833

• Watertown Fire of 1848

• Watertown's Great Fire of 1849

• Great Bend Flood of 1862

• Watertown Flood of 1865

• The Great Flood of 1869

• Three Mile Bay Fire of 1887

• Great Carthage Fire of 1884

• Watertown Munitions Explosion, Christmas Eve, 1918

• Souvenir Shell Explodes Kills 8 Kids on Dimmick Street

• Blizzard of 1977

• The Ice Storm of 1991

• Blizzard of 1993

• Microburst of 1995

• The Ice Storm of 1998

• Carthage Fire of 2002

• Northeast Blackout of 2003

• Court Street Fire of 2004

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