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Index Great Blizzard of 1888

The Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the Great Blizzard of '88 or the Great White Hurricane (March 11–14, 1888), was one of the most severe recorded blizzards in American history.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 46 relations: Albany, New York, Atlantic Canada, Blizzard, Block Island, Brooklyn, Charles H. Marshall (pilot boat), Chesapeake Bay, Connecticut, East Coast of the United States, Eastern Canada, Eastern United States, Edward Everett Hayden, Electrical telegraph, Extratropical cyclone, Fire station, Grand Central Terminal, Gravesend, Brooklyn, Hurricane Sandy, Infrastructure, Maine, Manhattan, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Montreal, National Geographic Society, National Weather Service, New Britain, Connecticut, New England, New Haven, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York (state), New York City, New York Stock Exchange, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, Nor'easter, Republican Party (United States), Rhode Island, Roscoe Conkling, Saratoga Springs, New York, Snowdrift, Surface weather analysis, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, Underground power line, Washington, D.C., Westport, Connecticut.

  2. 1888 disasters in the United States
  3. 1888 in Canada
  4. 1888 meteorology
  5. 1888 natural disasters
  6. 1888 natural disasters in the United States
  7. March 1888 events
  8. Natural disasters in Canada
  9. Natural disasters in Connecticut
  10. Natural disasters in Maryland
  11. Natural disasters in Massachusetts
  12. Natural disasters in New Brunswick
  13. Natural disasters in New Jersey
  14. Natural disasters in New York (state)
  15. Natural disasters in Nova Scotia
  16. Natural disasters in Pennsylvania
  17. Natural disasters in Prince Edward Island

Albany, New York

Albany is the capital and oldest city in the U.S. state of New York, and the seat of and most populous city in Albany County.

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Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Canada, also called the Atlantic provinces (provinces de l'Atlantique), is the region of Eastern Canada comprising the provinces located on the Atlantic coast, excluding Quebec.

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Blizzard

A blizzard is a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds and low visibility, lasting for a prolonged period of time—typically at least three or four hours.

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Block Island

Block Island is an island of the Outer Lands coastal archipelago, located approximately south of mainland Rhode Island and east of Long Island's Montauk Point.

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.

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Charles H. Marshall (pilot boat)

The Charles H. Marshall was a 19th-century Sandy Hook pilot boat built by Henry Steers in 1860 for a group of New York pilots.

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Chesapeake Bay

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States.

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Connecticut

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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East Coast of the United States

The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the region encompassing the coastline where the Eastern United States meets the Atlantic Ocean.

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Eastern Canada

Eastern Canada (Est du Canada, also the Eastern provinces, Canadian East or the East) is generally considered to be the region of Canada south of Hudson Bay/Hudson Strait and east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces (from east to west): Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario.

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Eastern United States

The Eastern United States, often abbreviated as simply the East, is a macroregion of the United States located to the east of the Mississippi River.

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Edward Everett Hayden

Edward Everett Hayden (April 14, 1858 – November 17, 1932) was an American naval officer, inventor and meteorologist.

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Electrical telegraph

Electrical telegraphy is a point-to-point text messaging system, primarily used from the 1840s until the late 20th century.

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Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones or wave cyclones, are low-pressure areas which, along with the anticyclones of high-pressure areas, drive the weather over much of the Earth.

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Fire station

A fire station (also called a fire house, fire hall, firemen's hall, or engine house) is a structure or other area for storing firefighting apparatuses such as fire engines and related vehicles, personal protective equipment, fire hoses and other specialized equipment.

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Grand Central Terminal

Grand Central Terminal (GCT; also referred to as Grand Central Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter rail terminal located at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

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Gravesend, Brooklyn

Gravesend is a neighborhood in the south-central section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, on the southwestern edge of Long Island in the U.S. state of New York.

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Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy (unofficially referred to as Superstorm Sandy) was an extremely large and destructive Category 3 Atlantic hurricane which ravaged the Caribbean and the coastal Mid-Atlantic region of the United States in late October 2012. Great Blizzard of 1888 and hurricane Sandy are nor'easters.

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Infrastructure

Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function.

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Maine

Maine is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Lower 48.

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Manhattan

Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City.

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Massachusetts

Massachusetts (script), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (abbreviated MBTA and known colloquially as "the T") is the public agency responsible for operating most public transportation services in Greater Boston, Massachusetts.

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Montreal

Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the tenth-largest in North America.

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National Geographic Society

The National Geographic Society (NGS), headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations in the world.

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National Weather Service

The National Weather Service (NWS) is an agency of the United States federal government that is tasked with providing weather forecasts, warnings of hazardous weather, and other weather-related products to organizations and the public for the purposes of protection, safety, and general information.

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New Britain, Connecticut

New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.

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New England

New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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New Haven, Connecticut

New Haven is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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New York Stock Exchange

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The Big Board") is an American stock exchange in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City.

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New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad

The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, commonly known as The Consolidated, or simply as the New Haven, was a railroad that operated principally in the New England region of the United States from 1872 to December 31, 1968.

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Nor'easter

A nor'easter (also northeaster; see below) is a large-scale extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean. Great Blizzard of 1888 and nor'easter are nor'easters.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also known as the GOP (Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.

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Rhode Island

Rhode Island (pronounced "road") is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States.

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Roscoe Conkling

Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829April 18, 1888) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented New York in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

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Saratoga Springs, New York

Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States.

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Snowdrift

A snowdrift is a deposit of snow sculpted by wind into a mound during a snowstorm.

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Surface weather analysis

Surface weather analysis is a special type of weather map that provides a view of weather elements over a geographical area at a specified time based on information from ground-based weather stations.

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The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe, also known locally as the Globe, is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Underground power line

An underground power line provides electrical power with underground cables.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.

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Westport, Connecticut

Westport is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, along the Long Island Sound within Connecticut's Gold Coast.

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See also

1888 disasters in the United States

1888 in Canada

1888 meteorology

1888 natural disasters

1888 natural disasters in the United States

March 1888 events

Natural disasters in Canada

Natural disasters in Connecticut

Natural disasters in Maryland

Natural disasters in Massachusetts

Natural disasters in New Brunswick

Natural disasters in New Jersey

Natural disasters in New York (state)

Natural disasters in Nova Scotia

Natural disasters in Pennsylvania

Natural disasters in Prince Edward Island

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888

Also known as 1888 Great Blizzard, Blizzard of 1888, March 12 1888, Nor'easter of 1888.