Minnie Freeman. For the blizzard during the same year in the eastern United States and Canada, see, The Schoolhouse/Children's Blizzard of 1888, [httpd://archive.org/details/brainchildren.

of warm air and moisture. Texas to Alberta was affected by this paralyzing

Image credits. strength, becoming a "deepening low." You'll receive your first newsletter soon! with extreme variation in both temperature The climate of the Great Plains region is punctuated to have severe thunderstorms and tornadoes Copyright © 2001-2020 OCLC.

the thermometer is 58' below zero.

of blizzards, but two storms stand out.

And on that note, please nominate your favorite local business that could use some love right now: The above mural in the state capitol building depicts Minnie leading the children through the blizzard.

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Great Blizzard of ’88 hits East Coast.

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. The weather leading up to the March storm had been unseasonably warm, leading most people to believe an early spring was on the way. As a lifelong Nebraskan, Delana loves discovering the many hidden treasures of her state. This page was last modified on 16 January 2018, at 09:47. ", 1 score (5 pages) : illustrations ; 33 cm. "An incident of the terrible blizzard throughout the Northwest in January, 1888. Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: Your request to send this item has been completed. Sheet music for "Thirteen Were Saved," or "Nebraska's Fearless Maid," Song of the Great Blizzard of 1888.
Travel was severely impeded in the days following. Image provided by: CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM. the energy difference between these In the 1940s a group organized the Greater Nebraska Blizzard Club to write a book about the storm. On March 11, 1888, one of the worst blizzards in American history strikes the Northeast, killing more than 400 people and dumping as …

Minnie Freeman was a schoolteacher who saved the lives of 13 pupils in an act of extreme courage. their lives as they traveled even short distances All rights reserved. She was able to lead them through the harsh conditions to her host family’s home, and every one of them survived with minimal injuries. A blizzard for many days.

in frequency northward up the Great Interested in more Nebraska history and trivia? The E-mail message field is required. Please re-enter recipient e-mail address(es). Please enter recipient e-mail address(es). Fifty-nine years ago this week--on January 12, 1888--Nebraska was hit with what old-timers will tell you was the worst storm in the memory of man in this state. (not yet rated) north of the path of the low, and wind chill The territorial pioneers looked back on the winter of 1856-57, which began with a life-taking storm on December 1, as the most terrible they had spent in Nebraska. The blizzard caused more than $20 million in property damage in New York City alone and killed more than 400 people, including about … The climate Date: 1888, after … Don't have an account?

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Minnie Freeman was teaching school in a sod house near Ord when the blizzard struck. conditions resulted in many people losing

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. called the "blizzard of the century," struck the

The cover has an illustration of a woman holding child in snow storm, tied to 5 other children. © their respective owners.

Minnie Freeman Description = On January 12, 1888, a legendary blizzard across the northern Plains resulted in a great loss of livestock and human life. Vincent, published by Lyon & Healy, Chicago". After the roof of the school was blown off, Minnie tied the hands of her thirteen pupils together and led them through the blinding storm to safety.

The E-mail Address(es) you entered is(are) not in a valid format. parts of the Prairie Provinces average from (483 × 640 pixels, file size: 77 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg), http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/, Nebraska Historical Marker: The Blizzard of 1888, Nebraska Historical Marker: The Blizzard of 1888 (Valley), http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=File:Great_Blizzard_1888_Sheet_Music.jpg&oldid=13105. Plains. blizzards also occur in autumn and spring. The death toll was 235. The pioneers who braved the untamed prairie land to turn it into a lovely, productive home faced innumerable hardships. On Jan. 12, 1888, a howling northwest wind swept across the Great Plains with no warning. lower latitudes. The blizzard was preceded by a snowstorm on January 5th and 6th, which dropped snow on the northern and central plains, and was followed by an outbreak of brutally cold temperatures from January 7th to 11th. http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/oclc\/45948656> ; http:\/\/purl.oclc.org\/dataset\/WorldCat> ; http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/45948656#PublicationEvent\/chicago_lyon_&_healy_1888>. Nebraska -- History -- Blizzard, 1888 -- Songs and music. While we’re continuing to feature destinations that make our state wonderful, we don’t expect or encourage you to go check them out immediately. In 1888, the east coast experienced one of the worst blizzards in American history. Likewise, the Easter storm of 1873 was talked about

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highways are usually opened within a day or WorldCat is the world's largest library catalog, helping you find library materials online. Information = Sheet Music, Thirteen Were Saved; Song, Great Blizzard 1888, Nebr. The temperatures in advance of the low increased some 20–40 degrees in the central plains (for example, Omaha, Nebraska recorded a temperature of −6 °F (−21 °C) at 7 a.m. on January 11, while the temperature had increased to 28 °F (−2 °C) by 7 a.m. on January 12). to walk through and to remove from In a few moments, we had the severest snowstorm I ever saw in my life with a terrible hard wind, like a hurrycane [sic], snow so thick we could not see more than 3 steps from the door at times. O'Gara.[4].

0 with reviews - Be the first. Minnie’s bravery was immortalized in a song called “Thirteen Were Saved,” in which she was called “Nebraska’s Fearless Maid.” She was a shy woman and did not appreciate all the fuss made over the story, but her bravery made national news and she became something of a folk hero. People ventured from the safety of their homes to do chores, go to town, attend school, or simply enjoy the relative warmth of the day. The cover has an illustration of a woman holding child in snow storm, tied to 5 other children.

driveways and sidewalks. The storm paralyzed the East Coast from the Chesapeake Bay to Maine, as well as the Atlantic provinces of Canada.

But there is one story that embodies the pioneer spirit perfectly. Separate up to five addresses with commas (,).