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February 4, 1817
Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Historical account from the Dedham Gazette recounting the Great Snow of 1717 in New England, quoting the Boston News Letter on heavy snowfalls from February 17-25 that buried streets under six feet of snow and halted travel into March.
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From the Dedham Gazette,
THE GREAT SNOW—1717.
As this year completes a century since the great snow, so often mentioned by aged people, & which ranks among the memorable events in the history of New England, a few particulars respecting that snow, as related in a public newspaper at that period, may gratify curiosity.
The Boston News Letter of February 25, 1717 has the following paragraph—
Besides several snows, we had a great one on Monday the 17th current; and on Wednesday the 20th it began to snow about noon, and continued snowing till Friday the 25th, so that the snow lies in some parts of the streets about six feet high. Saturday last was a clear sunny day, not a cloud to be seen till towards evening.—And the Lord's day the 24th a deep snow—"the extremity of the weather has hindered all the three Posts from coming to; neither can they be expected, till the roads are now passable o'er with a mighty snow on the ground are beaten" The News Letter, of March the 4th, has this paragraph—
Boston: February ended with snow, and March begins with it—the snow so deep, that there is no travelling."
THE GREAT SNOW—1717.
As this year completes a century since the great snow, so often mentioned by aged people, & which ranks among the memorable events in the history of New England, a few particulars respecting that snow, as related in a public newspaper at that period, may gratify curiosity.
The Boston News Letter of February 25, 1717 has the following paragraph—
Besides several snows, we had a great one on Monday the 17th current; and on Wednesday the 20th it began to snow about noon, and continued snowing till Friday the 25th, so that the snow lies in some parts of the streets about six feet high. Saturday last was a clear sunny day, not a cloud to be seen till towards evening.—And the Lord's day the 24th a deep snow—"the extremity of the weather has hindered all the three Posts from coming to; neither can they be expected, till the roads are now passable o'er with a mighty snow on the ground are beaten" The News Letter, of March the 4th, has this paragraph—
Boston: February ended with snow, and March begins with it—the snow so deep, that there is no travelling."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Disaster
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Great Snow
1717
New England
Boston News Letter
Heavy Snowfall
Travel Disruption
Where did it happen?
New England, Boston
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Location
New England, Boston
Event Date
February 1717
Story Details
The Great Snow of 1717 featured heavy snowfalls starting February 17, continuing through the 25th, with snow up to six feet deep in streets, halting postal service and travel into March, as reported in the Boston News Letter.