Monday, April 24, 2017

The Winter of 1788




January 13, "Because of the hard, cold rain and slippery roads the services were not well attended." January 16. Icy rain and slippery roads.

January 24. An eighteen-inch snowfall

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January 26. The coldest day, thermometer at 1 degree.


February 6. Snow.

February 21. Again deep snow.
each."

December 19 "It has grown so cold that we feel that it was not equaled last winter. Unfortunately the only thermometer in town,

privately owned, has been broken." 

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