Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann

Vanishing Ocean City With Bunk Mann
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The March Storm of ’62 was the worst natural disaster in Ocean City’s history. Not a hurricane but a “Nor’easter,” it cost two local men their lives. The property damage – particularly in the northern section of the beach – was enormous and the Boardwalk was destroyed. So much sand was washed into the streets that it took over a week to clear them.

Waters from the bay and ocean met and covered the barrier island north of 71st Street. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued dozens of people in their amphibious vehicle known as a “Duck” while downtown the fire department rescued hundreds using small boats and fire engines. Ocean City was placed under martial law.

The March Storm of ’62 will never be forgotten by anyone who lived through it. It was Ocean City’s “Storm of the Century.”

Photo by Charlotte Parker