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People filled the beaches and parks of Redwood during a long Fourth of July holiday weekend in 1955. The temperatures that weekend reached a high of 90 degrees on both Sunday, July 3, and Monday, July 4.
1955 heat wave in Redwood sends many to Crystal Lake
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People by the thousands filled the beaches and parks in effort to get relief from the severe heat wave over the Fourth of July weekend in 1955. At Crystal Lake, near Redwood, the water is dotted with bathers seeking to cool off. Others took to boating or relaxing in shaded areas of the beach. Watertown Daily Times file
People by the thousands filled the beaches and parks in effort to get relief from the severe heat wave over the Fourth of July weekend in 1955. At Crystal Lake, near Redwood, the water is dotted with bathers seeking to cool off. Others took to boating or relaxing in shaded areas of the beach. Watertown Daily Times file
People by the thousands filled the beaches and parks in effort to get relief from the severe heat wave over the Fourth of July weekend in 1955. At Crystal Lake, near Redwood, the water is dotted with bathers seeking to cool off. Others took to boating or relaxing in shaded areas of the beach. Watertown Daily Times file
During a long Fourth of July holiday weekend in 1955. The temperatures that weekend reached a high of 90 degrees on both Sunday, July 3, and Monday, July 4. Watertown Daily Times file
Children play on swings, dig in the sand and splash in the water to keep cool during the July 4 weekend in 1955 in which temperatures reached a high of 90 degrees. Watertown Daily Times file
Families bring picnic baskets and don bathing suits as they spend the day at the beach at Crystal Lake near Redwood over the hot Fourth of July weekend in 1955. Watertown Daily Times file
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