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Back to EpisodesHoughton-Hancock Bridge & Steamer Near Miss | June 24
Episode 1574
Published 2 months, 1 week ago
Description
On this day in 1960, the steamer J.F. Schoellkopf nearly collided with the new Houghton-Hancock Bridge when the bridge operator missed its whistle signal, causing the ship to run aground and cut telephone service to 1,000 Hancock customers.