>Jan. 16-18, 1857: The Great Blizzard’s foot of snow and wind wrecked ships at sea and almost buried Norfolk under 20-foot snowdrifts. Virginia’s rivers froze. At the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, one could walk from the lighthouse 100 yards on the frozen Atlantic.
Amazing... It really puts a 14 inch snowstorm into perspective.
Amazing... It really puts a 14 inch snowstorm into perspective.