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With the extreme cold front hitting the midwest over the next few days, it makes me wonder how/if people in early american history survived the extreme cold without efficient heating or weather forecasts. Were there recorded times that were significantly treacherous? How did they survive?

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With the extreme cold front hitting the midwest over the next few days, it makes me wonder how/if people in early american history survived the extreme cold without efficient heating or weather forecasts. Were there recorded times that were significantly treacherous? How did they survive?	211