Fred Adams
From an Interview by Paul S. Shaw, MD.
Feb 1989
Published in “They Said It In Salisbury” by Paul S. Shaw, MD
Paul Shaw- “How about any natural disasters, such as hurricanes, or anything like that. Anything unusual happen with the telephone company?”
Fred- “Yes. The 1938 hurricane knocked out most of the equipment that we had outside. Those were all single wires in those days. It took three weeks before we got the last telephone working, and that was working from daylight until dark.”
Dana Parks, Jr.
From an Interview by Paul S. Shaw, MD.
Sept. 18, 1989
Published in “They Said It In Salisbury” by Paul S. Shaw, MD
On the topic of the Historical Society
Dana- “Back in 1938, the time of the hurricane, the original meeting house steeple had been toppled by the high winds, resulting in its destruction, and it had never been replaced. Members of the society were anxious to replace it, but no concrete plans could be made due to the overwhelming expense of the project. Happily, the steeple has been replaced due to the generosity of a member’s memorial gift.”