April 18, 2024

The Great Flood of 1933 Part 2

Flood

In his memoir, St. George Island resident David Sayre recalls the Great Flood that destroyed the small, isolated waterman’s community in southern St. Mary’s County. The storm struck on Aug. 23, 1933.

The Great Flood of 1933 Part 1

Great Flood of 1933

In his memoir, St. George Island resident David Sayre recalls the Great Flood that destroyed the small, isolated waterman’s community in southern St. Mary’s County. The storm struck on Aug. 23, 1933.

Hewitt Recalls Sayre – The Long and the Short of It

Charlie Hewitt recalls how different old St. Mary’s was from the “new” Lexington Park by remembering David Sayre, a waterman who became commissioner.