A look back on the blizzard of ‘49 as told through the archives of the Martin Messenger
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By Jonni Joyce
Levi Westman’s letter to the Moody County Enterprise described in perfect details the dire situation in and around Martin, South Dakota. Westman, a former resident of Flandreau now resided in Martin. It was so eloquent, the Martin Messenger published it in the March 3, 1949 edition, some two months after the historic snowstorm now known as the Blizzard of ’49.
“I will give you a few…
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