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Building damaged from the 1883 tornado
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"Born in a Storm"

The partnership of the Mayo brothers and the Sisters of St. Francis began in response to the great tornado.

This artifact appears with the following story:
1883 Born in a Storm
In just minutes a tornado leaves Rochester in ruins.

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