An extreme blizzard that led to 170 deaths in South Dakota alone. Many of those who passed away were school children trying to walk home, giving this blizzard its name. This blizzards is also sometimes referred to as the Schoolhouse Blizzard of 1888.

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Acc#1991:186:001. Call # F666 I53 1947
Acc #87:022:003
Detailed description of the blizzard by the National Weather Service .
Image Citation: Scenes and Incidents of the Recent Terrible Blizzard in Dakota, 1987:022:033. South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum, Brookings, SD. *