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An Irish immigrant family that had only been in Dakota Territory for a few months suffers unbearable loss when on an unseasonably warm winters day turns into a 3 day blizzard in January of 1873.
Those who live in Sioux Falls in modern day know that our weather can turn on a dime, but take yourself back to the pioneer days when there was no meteorologist to warn you of a dangerous storm rolling in.
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This Day in Weather History: January 7th\
History of Dakota Territory : Kingsbury, George W. (George Washington), 1837-1925 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Almost Saved, But Lost: The January 1873 Blizzard - Renville County Historical Society and Museum (renvillecountyhistory.com)
1873 Blizzard Historical Marker (hmdb.org)
Famous winter storms | Minnesota DNR (state.mn.us)
History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota - Google Books
Amazon.com: The Beautiful Snow: The Ingalls Family, the Railroads, and the Hard Winter of 1880-81: 9781643439051: Cindy Wilson, Margarita Sikorskaia;Margarita Sikorskaia, Margarita Sikorskaia;Margarita Sikorskaia: Books
The Children's Blizzard - By David Laskin (paperback) : Target
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An Irish immigrant family that had only been in Dakota Territory for a few months suffers unbearable loss when on an unseasonably warm winters day turns into a 3 day blizzard in January of 1873.
Those who live in Sioux Falls in modern day know that our weather can turn on a dime, but take yourself back to the pioneer days when there was no meteorologist to warn you of a dangerous storm rolling in.
Join the Local Lou Patreon today!
This Day in Weather History: January 7th\
History of Dakota Territory : Kingsbury, George W. (George Washington), 1837-1925 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Almost Saved, But Lost: The January 1873 Blizzard - Renville County Historical Society and Museum (renvillecountyhistory.com)
1873 Blizzard Historical Marker (hmdb.org)
Famous winter storms | Minnesota DNR (state.mn.us)
History of Minnehaha County, South Dakota - Google Books
Amazon.com: The Beautiful Snow: The Ingalls Family, the Railroads, and the Hard Winter of 1880-81: 9781643439051: Cindy Wilson, Margarita Sikorskaia;Margarita Sikorskaia, Margarita Sikorskaia;Margarita Sikorskaia: Books
The Children's Blizzard - By David Laskin (paperback) : Target

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