On January 15, 1919, a molasses storage tank collapsed in Boston's North End, sending two million gallons of the substance flowing down the street, destroying property, and taking lives.
The December storm knocked out power for hundreds of thousands, caused floods and road closures, and even took lives, resulting in near record-high water levels for the Saco, Kennebec, and Androscoggin Rivers.
Based on the total natural disasters over the past 70 years, Maine and New Hampshire rank as two of the best states to avoid natural calamity in the nation.