Neighbors Laughed When She Built a Stormproof Stone Shelter — Until It Saved Her During Snowstorm

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The wind hit Medicine Bow Valley like a freight train on January 14th, 1874. And by the time Thomas Garrett realized his cabin's chimney was collapsing under 18 in of ice, Margaret Brennan's stone shelter was the only structure within 12 mi still standing. The temperature had dropped to 43° below zero in less than 2 hours. Seven families were about... Read More