The aftermath of the storm.

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This file appears in: Blizzard of '88
The aftermath of the storm.
Courtesy of the North Adams Historical Society.

Eagle Street in North Adams after the 1888 blizzard.

This file appears in: Blizzard of '88

By Roger W. Rivers
The Blizzard of ‘88 was the greatest snowstorm of the nineteenth century in Berkshire County.  Snow started falling Sunday, March 11, 1888, and did not stop until four days later. A total sum of 37 inches fell locally and it was buffeted by 30 to 40…