🥶 The worst blizzard in NYC’s history forever changed it. Here’s the story of the Great White Hurricane of 1888 and how it inspired the city to bury its electrical and telephone wires, along with making the subway system mostly underground. | Urbanist Ariel

17K views · 129 reactions | No, these pictures weren't taken today. They were taken 129 YEARS ago today during the Great Blizzard of 1888 that struck the northeast: https://goo.gl/y9WGUe | WMUR-TV | Facebook

"Four feet of snow fell from the skies and fierce winds created snowdrifts up to fifty feet high." On March 12, 1888, the east coast of the United States awoke to one of the most severe blizzards in American history. https://to.pbs.org/3yqItYo | American Experience | PBS

16K views · 156 reactions | With blinding snow, biting winds and temperatures dipping to 40 degrees below zero, the Blizzard of 1888 hit Nebraska hard. See more Nebraska 150 History Moments at netNebraska.org/150. #NE150 | Nebraska Public Media | Facebook