THE GREAT BLIZZARD OF 1888

INTRODUCTION

Think we’ve got it bad this year? It’s true—it has snowed quite a few times this winter, but we haven’t really had a monster snowstorm as yet. Our ancestors did in 1888, though…

The Great Blizzard of 1888 (March 11 – March 14, 1888) was a blizzard to remember. Snowfalls of 20–60 inches fell in parts of New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, while sustained winds of more than 45 miles per hour produced snowdrifts up to 50 feet in height. Railroads and other modes of transport were shut down and people confined to their houses for a week or more (hope they stocked up on milk and eggs, the way St. Louis people do when the forecast calls for 2 or 3 inches of the white stuff)…

Wikipedia—Great Blizzard of 1888:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888

LIBRARY LOCATIONS

HG: History, Geography, & Travel Room (Central Library)
BGL: Business, Government, & Law Room (Central Library)
ST: Stacks (Central Library)

DA: Julia Davis Branch
KI: Kingshighway Branch

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Format: Books.

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Format: Books.

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Format: Books.

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Local Call Number: ST—974.71
Publication Date: 1938.
Format: Books.

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Local Call Number: ST—973
Publication Date: 1982.
Format: Books.

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Local Call Number: ST—974.71
Publication Date: 1888.
Format: Books.

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Free, Edward Elway, and Travis Hoke.
Local Call Number: ST—551.5
Publication Date: 1928.
Format: Books.

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Author/Compiler: Baum, Marsha L.
Local Call Number: BGL—344.73
Publication Date: 2007.
Format: Books.