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Opal Houghland 1900 - 1975

Opal Houghland of Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois was born on December 12, 1900, and died at age 74 years old in November 1975.
Opal Houghland
Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois 62035
December 12, 1900
November 1975
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Opal Houghland's History: 1900 - 1975

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    December 12, 1900
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    1975

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    November 1975
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    Opal Houghland lived 1 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1900, in the year that Opal Houghland was born, a massive hurricane, known as the Great Galveston hurricane, hit Galveston Texas. Winds hit up to 145 miles an hour (category 4) and it remains the single most deadly event in U.S. history. Between 6,000 and 12,000 died (most estimates are around 8,000 dead). The population of Galveston at the time was about 36,000 people in 1900.
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In 1918, she was 18 years old when on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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