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The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also known as the Schoolchildren's Blizzard, School Children's Blizzard, [2] or Children's Blizzard, [3] hit the U.S. Great Plains on January 12, 1888. With an estimated 235 deaths , it is the world's 10th deadliest winter storm on record.
The deed provided that the school would be named Clinton High School and the athletic field named Coan Field. Construction on the high school started in 1920. The high school opened in September 1921, although some construction was still taking place. [citation needed] In 1968, a large fire caused extensive damage to the high school. [3]
The Winterset Community School District (Winterset Community Schools or Winterset Schools), is a rural public school district headquartered in Winterset, Iowa. The district is completely within Madison County. The district serves Winterset and the surrounding rural areas, including the towns of East Peru and Patterson. [2]
The February 1969 nor'easter was a severe winter storm that affected the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions of the United States between February 8 and February 10. [1] The nor'easter dropped paralyzing snowfall, exceeding 20 in (51 cm) in many places. New York City bore the brunt of the storm, suffering extensive disruption. Thousands of ...
Mar. 16—More than 200 career and volunteer firefighters from nearly 100 fire agencies throughout Oregon attended the 19th annual Winter Fire School at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem ...
The 2023-2024 winter was persistently warm for Iowa, except for an extreme cold spell in the middle of January. In Des Moines, more than half of last winter's days were over 10 degrees above ...
Is this one of the weirdest winters ever in central Iowa? In a dramatic contrast to last month, when Des Moines registered lows of -17 on Jan. 14 and 15, records for the date, it's expected to see ...
Postcard showing the campus before the fire. What is now known as Clarke University was established in 1843 as St. Mary's Female Academy by Irish emigrant Mother Mary Frances Clarke, the founder of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. [3] It was one of the first such schools for women built west of the Mississippi River. [4]