The Oil Drum | DrumBeat: December 6, 2006

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dipchip on December 6, 2006 - 10:49am

Elwoodelmore:
tell us about the winter of '89 grampa (1889 that is )

Very interesting book: Nebraska Schoolhouse Blizzard of 88.
Tells how folks used switch grass to heat their sod houses. Also some background on Scandinavian immigrants and why they left for America. The early weather service records and the progress of the storm. First hand History with letters back to the old country explaining their hardships.

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tom deplume on December 6, 2006 - 3:27pm

I recently read that in the mid 19th century soldiers moving indians to a reservation got lost in Iowa's 12 foot high switchgrass.

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