Hardscrabble Living: Memorable Winter Seasons in Nicholas County, West Virginia

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West Virginia sometimes has its share of tough winter weather. Most years, overnight temperatures fall well below freezing but daytime readings are moderate. Surely snow is a common element of the mix, along with rain, freezing rain and sleet.

Winter 1977–78 was unusually bleak, with early snowfalls and bitterly-cold temperatures…