By Mary Lipsey and Debi DeLoose. In the late 1800’s an iron truss bridge was…
Historic Snowstorm Revisited in Burke
Burke Connection
By Janelle Germanos
April 3, 2014
It was only fitting on a snowy Sunday in late March, following a winter filled with snow days, that members of the Burke Historical Society celebrate the beginning of spring by learning about the eventful Knickerbocker Snowstorm of 1922.
Kevin Ambrose, a contributor to the Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang and author of several books about weather, gave the Burke Historical Society a look back at this snowstorm.
But before his account of this historic event, Ambrose talked about his experience as a writer for the Capital Weather Gang this winter (read more).