Heavy rainfall periods during the month were sufficiently separated that flooding did not occur, but the soil became saturated.Combined with the lateness of the year and the fact that most vegetation was either in, or near, seasonal dormancy, any further rainfall would run off directly into the rivers.[3] Environmental historians attribute a number of possible causes for the extreme flooding, including deforestation, saturation of the soil, and the lack of living greenery because of the fall season.The state government undertook the task and in so doing assumed a larger role in the statewide road system.[7][better source needed] The next year, President Calvin Coolidge (a native of Vermont) visited the state.
S. Hollister Jackson
, Vermont Lieutenant Governor, was killed during the flood trying to escape his flooded car. This painting was also completed in 1927.
