Corn Island
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Ida drenches Central America, could affect USA next weekA ship is grounded by Hurricane Ida in Corn Island, Nicaragua on Nov. 5. Hurricane Ida unleashed heavy winds and rain on thousands of residents of eastern Nicaragua Thursday, causing flooding and destroying homes, before being downgraded to... In this article: Nicaragua, Miami, Florida, Central America, All rights reserved, Cuba, and USA |
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Seattle Times | November 05, 2009
Ida hits Nicaragua as hurricane, then loses steam
...hurricane center. More than 3,000 people were evacuated before the storm hit - 800 of those from homes on Corn Island and nearby Little Corn Island, where strong winds damaged about 45 homes, smashed boats, toppled trees and knocked out...
In this article: Nicaragua, Bluefields, Tasbapauni, Atlantic coast, and Miami, Florida
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USATODAY.com | November 05, 2009
Hurricane Ida rips into Nicaragua's Atlantic coast
...ground level, with dangerous waves. More than 3,000 people had been evacuated - 800 of those from homes on Corn Island and nearby Little Corn Island, where strong winds damaged about 45 homes, smashed boats, toppled trees and knocked out...
In this article: Nicaragua, Bluefields, Atlantic coast, Tasbapauni, and Miami, Florida
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Miami Herald | November 05, 2009
Hurricane Ida hits Nicaragua coast
In this article: Nicaragua, Bluefields, Miami, Florida, and The Miami Herald
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NPR | November 05, 2009
Hurricane Ida Hits Nicaragua, Heads North
...waves. More than 3,000 people had been evacuated - 800 of those from flimsy, makeshift homes on Corn Island and nearby Little Corn Island, where strong winds damaged about 45 homes, smashed boats, toppled trees and knocked out...
In this article: Nicaragua, Bluefields, and Miami, Florida
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ABC | November 05, 2009
Hurricane Ida Closing in on Nicaragua
...several hours. The storm had already uprooted trees, knocked down power lines and forced the evacuation of 300 people on Nicaragua's Corn Island after forming Wednesday in the southwestern Caribbean. Heavy rains and winds already pounded...
In this article: Nicaragua, Bluefields, All rights reserved, National Weather Service, Puerto Cabezas, and Caribbean
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Charlotte Observer | November 05, 2009
Ida reaches hurricane force near Nicaragua
...Mario Perez said more than 2,000 people had been evacuated - 800 of those from flimsy, makeshift homes on Corn Island and nearby Little Corn Island, where strong winds damaged about 45 homes, toppled trees and knocked out power. Residents...
In this article: Nicaragua, Puerto Cabezas, Cancun, Atlantic coast, Managua, and Miami, Florida
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boston.com - Latest news | November 04, 2009
Tropical Storm Ida batters Nicaraguan island
MANAGUA, Nicaragua-Tropical Storm Ida uprooted trees, knocked down power lines and forced the evacuation of 300 people on Nicaragua's Corn Island after forming Wednesday and quickly gaining strength in the southwestern Caribbean. The storm...
In this article: Bluefields, Nicaragua, and Atlantic
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Reuters | November 04, 2009
Tropical storm Ida could trigger Nicaragua mudslides
...ninth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, dumped rain on northern Nicaragua and around 300 people fled the popular tourist spot Corn Island to wait out the storm in government-run shelters. Dark clouds and rains menaced Managua,...
In this article: Nicaragua, Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and Mexico
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Corn Island is a now-vanished 7 acre island in the Ohio River, at head of the Falls of the Ohio, just north of Louisville, Kentucky. Heavy excavation of rock for cement was done in the 19th century, and the island was flooded by the construction of a dam in the 1920s. It now lies permanently underwater.
Corn Island was first surveyed in 1773 by Thomas Bullitt's party and called Dunmore's Island (after John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, Crown Governor of Virginia). Surveying expeditions like this helped to provoke Dunmore's War the following year.
During the American Revolutionary War, the island was settled on May 27, 1778 by George Rogers Clark's militia and 60 civilian settlers, who remained behind when Clark's party departed on June 24. Clark established the farming colony on the island as a communication post to support his famous military campaign in the Illinois Country.
The island was renamed Corn Island by Clark, presumably reflecting the early importance of farming. The agricultural name also might have helped further the ruse that it was intended purely as a farming settlement, and not a military post. The settlers remained long after Clark's campaign ended. They moved to the mainland the following year, establishing Louisville. Louisville traces its foundation in 1778 to the settlement on Corn Island. The island continued to be used for farming and hunting until it was submerged.
The annual Corn Island Storytelling Festival in September takes its name from the subject landmark. There is also a Sea Scout Group named The Corn Island Pirates in Louisville as well as a cultural resources survey company named Corn Island Archaeology, LLC.
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