History center marks 90th anniversary of FDR's post-tornado visit to Gainesville - Gainesville Times

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History center marks 90th anniversary of FDR's post-tornado visit to Gainesville

Gainesville's downtown devastation is seen along Main Street after tornadoes struck on the morning of April 6, 1936.

03232018 TORNADO OF 1936 — Gainesville's downtown devastation is seen along Main Street after tornadoes struck on the morning of April 6, 1936.

When Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Gainesville after the devastating April 6, 1936, tornado, his trip became a powerful moment of national attention and reassurance for Gainesville.