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Fairfield residents make their way through the floodwater on Reef Road in the aftermath of the 1953 hurricane.

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A view looking east into Riverside Drive, which was flooded by the 1953 hurricane.

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A truck plows through the floodwater on Reef Road left by the 1953 hurricane.

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A pair of men posing for a photo as they wade through the flooding in the Beach Road area caused by the hurricane of 1953.

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Dikes constructed to protect Fairfield Beach hold against the pounding of the 1954 hurricane.

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Visible here is the rubble of a house destroyed by the 1954 hurricane.

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Two women walk amidst the destruction inflicted upon Fairfield Beach by the 1954 hurricane.

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Damage caused to beachfront property on Fairfield Beach by the Hurricane of 1954.

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John Perry House

134 Center Street

The Perry house was built in 1882 for Judge John Hoyt Perry. Perry belonged to a prominent family in Southport, his father being a sea captain. The house gained an addition in 1905 and still stands today.

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Meeker Merwin House

698 Merwins Lane

The Meeker Merwin house was built in 1780 by Meeker Merwin. Ownership of the house ended up with his son, Benjamin Merwin, who eventually passed it down to Morris Meeker Merwin. Morris served the town as a…
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