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Elgin, IL Tornado, Mar 1920

Posted March 18th, 2008 by gendisasters
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Articles about the deadly tornado of Sunday, March 28, 1920, as it tore through Elgin, IL, killing eight people. Often called the Palm Sunday Tornado, the destructive storm ripped across Illinois, the Midwest and Deep South states, killing over 380+ dead, and injuring 1,215.

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