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The winter of January 1918 was one that people remembered for a long time. The Blizzard of 1918 came during a winter of bitter cold and deep snow. People at that time referred to it as an "old-fashioned winter" for the way it resembled the winters of the nineteenth century. Snowfall in Ohio was reported to be 10 to 15 inches, but drifts of 10 to 15 feet were common. Shoveling by arm was about the only way to get rid of the snow. This crew of men is in the process of shoveling out South Street - present-day Lebanon Street. The Catholic and the Methodist churches can be seen in the background.</div>
18 January 1918<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1918-01-18T00:00:00Z/11</div>
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