The 1920 North Dakota blizzard was a severe blizzard that killed 34 people from March 15–18, 1920 in the state of North Dakota . It is considered among the worst blizzards on record in North Dakota.[ 1]
High winds and an eight-inch (20 cm) snowfall stopped rail service in Bismarck, North Dakota , and only one telephone line functioned between Fargo, North Dakota , and Minneapolis, Minnesota . Telephone service was out between Devils Lake, North Dakota , and Fargo, North Dakota.[ 2]
Among the victims were five country school students, including Hazel Miner and Adolph, Ernest, Soren, and Herman Wohlk . Also killed were a young mother, Mrs. Andrew Whitehead; Charles Hutchins, north of Douglas, North Dakota ; the twelve-year-old son of Matt Yashenko, who lived five miles south of Ruso, North Dakota ; and "Chicken Pete" Johnson, a Minot eccentric , who was found dead in his dug-out on South Hill in Minot, North Dakota .[ 3] [ 4]
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^ "Winter in North Dakota" . Streams of Life. Retrieved August 9, 2015 .[permanent dead link ]
^ Henke, Warren A. and Albers, Everett G., The Legacy of North Dakota's Country Schools , North Dakota Humanities Council, 1998, p. 262
^ "The Story of Hazel Miner" . North Dakota Studies — State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved August 9, 2015 .
^ "Hazel Miner" . State Historical Society of North Dakota. Retrieved August 9, 2015 .
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