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The year of 1816 was one of the coldest ever known | *The year of 1816 was one of the coldest ever known | ||
in New England. It was referred to as the "poverty year" | in New England. It was referred to as the "poverty year" | ||
as many crops were affected. In Salem on June 8th, there was | as many crops were affected. In Salem on June 8th, there was | ||
a slight fall of snow, but it was not deep enough to go | a slight fall of snow, but it was not deep enough to go | ||
sleighing. In the "Annals of Salem" by Felt, he writes that in 1816 | sleighing. | ||
*In the "Annals of Salem" by Felt, he writes that in 1816 | |||
there was frost and ice until June 10th and there was only | there was frost and ice until June 10th and there was only | ||
three warm days in the whole month. | three warm days in the whole month. | ||
Scientist would come to the conclusion that the cold weather that summer was the | *Scientist would come to the conclusion that the cold weather that summer was the | ||
result of a large volcanic eruption of Mt. Tambora in the Dutch West Indies. | result of a large volcanic eruption of Mt. Tambora in the Dutch West Indies. | ||
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Revision as of 10:06, 3 September 2008
- The year of 1816 was one of the coldest ever known
in New England. It was referred to as the "poverty year" as many crops were affected. In Salem on June 8th, there was a slight fall of snow, but it was not deep enough to go sleighing.
- In the "Annals of Salem" by Felt, he writes that in 1816
there was frost and ice until June 10th and there was only three warm days in the whole month.
- Scientist would come to the conclusion that the cold weather that summer was the
result of a large volcanic eruption of Mt. Tambora in the Dutch West Indies.
See Also
- Annals of Salem by Joseph B. Felt, vol.2, p.106
- Historic Storms of New England by Sidney Perley, p.204
- Disasters that made history by Webb Garrison, p.16-20.
