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<blockquote data-quote="Davy Crockett" data-source="post: 473191" data-attributes="member: 367"><h2>The Thanksgiving Blizzard in Fargo, November 26, 1896</h2>On November 26, 1896, a major winter storm hit eastern North Dakota. North Dakota residents were accustomed to blizzards. Still, there were some people who were caught outside as the storm hit and some who just believed it could not be that bad.This storm was a bad one. Several people died in the storm, and some were saved when they stumbled upon a shelter before the cold wind stole their lives. Even in a city, where the winds were slowed somewhat by buildings, and city streets always led to shelter, some people were unable to find their homes.The Fargo Forum and Daily Republican recorded the storm’s damage and its effect on people and business. The trains were stalled while special snowplow trains were sent out to clear the tracks. While the trains were idle, mail, food, freight, and people could not travel across the state.The spring of 1897 brought severe flooding to Fargo and the Red River Valley. This blizzard was only the first of several storms that laid snow deep across the valley.[ATTACH=full]80784[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Davy Crockett, post: 473191, member: 367"] [HEADING=1]The Thanksgiving Blizzard in Fargo, November 26, 1896[/HEADING] On November 26, 1896, a major winter storm hit eastern North Dakota. North Dakota residents were accustomed to blizzards. Still, there were some people who were caught outside as the storm hit and some who just believed it could not be that bad. This storm was a bad one. Several people died in the storm, and some were saved when they stumbled upon a shelter before the cold wind stole their lives. Even in a city, where the winds were slowed somewhat by buildings, and city streets always led to shelter, some people were unable to find their homes. The Fargo Forum and Daily Republican recorded the storm’s damage and its effect on people and business. The trains were stalled while special snowplow trains were sent out to clear the tracks. While the trains were idle, mail, food, freight, and people could not travel across the state. The spring of 1897 brought severe flooding to Fargo and the Red River Valley. This blizzard was only the first of several storms that laid snow deep across the valley. [ATTACH type="full"]80784[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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