Vermillion Ford, owned by George Bumbu, was located in the upper right hand corner of the photograph at the time of the tornado. The top grouping of buildings includes the post office and Newton Lanes.
From Youngstown State University’s oral history 1195, “Local services and community support helped the victims deal with their tremendous loss. In January of 1986, this house was rebuilt enough for the family to return to the neighborhood after six…
Sifting through the debris to look for shoes and clothing to wear was the priority of the residents of Newton Falls on the day after the tornado hit. The mall was closed and people were still in shock. Eventually dumpsters had to be brought in to…
From Youngstown State University’s oral history 1195, “This neighborhood in Niles was in the path of the tornado that day and suffered great destruction. Some of neighbors rebuilt and stayed but many others moved elsewhere to build bigger and safer…
From Youngstown State University’s oral history 1195, “The basement was all that was left of the Jamieson home on Lantern Lane. Father and sons just made it to this basement when the tornado hit that day. Many of their possessions were never…