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Recently Unearthed Footage Shows Old North’s Steeple Fall

By Jason Fishman

Communications Manager

The steeple of Old North Church falling.


In 1954, Old North Church’s second steeple was knocked down by Hurricane Carol. We recently received this shocking footage of the steeple falling over.

Kathy Welch sent us this remarkable 8-millimeter video filmed by her father, Jay, who was stationed on a naval ship in Boston Harbor.

Chris McLaughlin of MassLive interviewed Kathy for an excellent article about the footage. You can read the full story online.

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