How the Great Blizzard of 1888 on March 11 left 400 dead on the East Coast

On the evening of 11 March, 1888, the Great White Hurricane paralyzed communities from Chesapeake Bay to Maine, killing 400 and forcing households to burn furniture to keep warm.

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