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1816 "The year without summer"
The McDonald's and Walling taverns at opposite ends of the tiny hamlet filled up early that mid-July afternoon nearly a century and a half ago.What else was there to do ? There was haying to do but how could you cut grass that was frozen to the ground?The Presbyterian church was far from finished but you couldn't work on icy scaffolds with the wind blowing snow and hail in your face. It was an especially melancholy day for the kid's.According to the calender they should have been playing and swimming but shoes had been put away for the summer and the snow covered ground was unkind to bare feet.And how could a feller swim when there was an inch on the pond behind the mill !! The month was July but the time was 1816 The year without summer,from Jan-Dec there was not a month without frost,snow,and ice.The crop was small throughout the country and the suffering intense.January was generally mild although there were some frosts.February followed suit March came in like a small lion but went out like an Innocent lamb.April started out seasonably but as the days lengthened the temp's kept dropping.The cold continued throughout May and in June no roses grew.There was a frost nearly every day and on the 10'th a foot of snow fell in Oneonta.July was even worse.The crops that had survived gave up the struggle.A snow storm on the 4'th of July interupted the birthday of the young republic.On the 14'th came the storm that interrupted the work on the church and drove Mechanics and farmers alike to the comforts of the grog shops.August was no better.Throughout the US and Europe frosts killed about every green thing.There was little hay,no sound corn and fruits and berrys were non existant.But for the surpluses of food from the preceding good season and the fact that the forests teemed with game and the lakes and streams with fish,millions would have perished.There was no fall that year only an early winter Sept. and oct. were unusually cold and by Nov.King frost was in complete control of the sitcheeashin(can ya tell my fingers are getting tired lol) 1817was normal other than the after affects of 1816.acers of trees were felled so that the livestock could feed on there buds.What little could be purchased brought outrageous prices.One man was reported to have given 3 days labor for a bushel of rye.Just why 1816 was so different weatherwise from all the years before and after has never been satisfactorily explained. Yes the year of "eighteen hundred and starve" was quite a year ! Reflect upon it and shiver !
The McDonald's and Walling taverns at opposite ends of the tiny hamlet filled up early that mid-July afternoon nearly a century and a half ago.What else was there to do ? There was haying to do but how could you cut grass that was frozen to the ground?The Presbyterian church was far from finished but you couldn't work on icy scaffolds with the wind blowing snow and hail in your face. It was an especially melancholy day for the kid's.According to the calender they should have been playing and swimming but shoes had been put away for the summer and the snow covered ground was unkind to bare feet.And how could a feller swim when there was an inch on the pond behind the mill !! The month was July but the time was 1816 The year without summer,from Jan-Dec there was not a month without frost,snow,and ice.The crop was small throughout the country and the suffering intense.January was generally mild although there were some frosts.February followed suit March came in like a small lion but went out like an Innocent lamb.April started out seasonably but as the days lengthened the temp's kept dropping.The cold continued throughout May and in June no roses grew.There was a frost nearly every day and on the 10'th a foot of snow fell in Oneonta.July was even worse.The crops that had survived gave up the struggle.A snow storm on the 4'th of July interupted the birthday of the young republic.On the 14'th came the storm that interrupted the work on the church and drove Mechanics and farmers alike to the comforts of the grog shops.August was no better.Throughout the US and Europe frosts killed about every green thing.There was little hay,no sound corn and fruits and berrys were non existant.But for the surpluses of food from the preceding good season and the fact that the forests teemed with game and the lakes and streams with fish,millions would have perished.There was no fall that year only an early winter Sept. and oct. were unusually cold and by Nov.King frost was in complete control of the sitcheeashin(can ya tell my fingers are getting tired lol) 1817was normal other than the after affects of 1816.acers of trees were felled so that the livestock could feed on there buds.What little could be purchased brought outrageous prices.One man was reported to have given 3 days labor for a bushel of rye.Just why 1816 was so different weatherwise from all the years before and after has never been satisfactorily explained. Yes the year of "eighteen hundred and starve" was quite a year ! Reflect upon it and shiver !
