"The Blizzard of '49" (never heard of this...very interesting)

[ret5hd]

[hlthe2b]

1. Marked for later.... love old blizzard videos... I have about a dozen from Denver's archived worst

[ret5hd]

3. Operation Snowbound (from the above video)

Note 1: (Operation Snowbound called by President Truman involved the military, civilian contractors, and volunteers)
Note 2: I am astounded I have never heard of this

193,000+ sq miles
4,000,000+ cattle saved from starvation
240,000+ snowbound people freed
115,000+ miles of roads cleared
1,600+ pieces of heavy equipment
6,000 man workforce

[hlthe2b]

4. Wow... me, either...

[GemDigger]

2. This is a good one. I have watched it a couple times.

[bobbieinok]

5. I remember the pictures. I assumed this is what happens every time it snows in NE

I was 9 yrs old.

Even today I subconsciously expect to see similar pictures every time it snows in NE.

[byronius]

6. Cool post.

[ret5hd]

7. I see what you did there!!!