In the winter of 1877, there was an ongoing cold snap. When I find items like this, it reminds me that lamenting the winter cold is an age-old preoccupation in Northern New England.
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For forty-three days, beginning with the 5th of December, the thermometer has not been to the freezing point of water in Bethel. So long and so cold, a spell so early in the winter, it is believed, has never been recorded for a previous winter.
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| Courtesy of Newspapers.com, Bangor Daily Whig and Courier, Sat, Jan 27, 1877, Page 1 |
