Nature's Fury

U.S. Timeline Chicago Fire, 1871 Peshtigo Fire, 1871 New York Blizzard, 1888 Johnstown Flood, 1889 Galveston Hurricane, 1900 San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 Titanic, 1912 1918 Flu Epidemic Mississippi River Flood, 1927 Dust Bowl, 1930s Hilo Tsunami, 1960 Mt. St. Helen Volcano, 1980 Grand Island Tornado, 1980 San Francisco Earthquake, 1989 Kilahuea Volcano, 1983-present Hurricane Iniki, 1994 World New Zealand Volcano, 1996

The 1930s Dust Bowl Dust storm, Kansas.  Photo: Library of Congress Prints and  Photograph Division   LC-USZ62-117649  During the early 1930s, widespread erosion struck the Great Plains because of poor farming practices and dry conditions. By the late 1930's, huges dust storms spread across the southern Great Plains. These dust storms carried away millions of tons of dirt, some all the way to the East Coast. One effect of the lost of farm lands was the great western migration. Examine the artifacts below to learn more about this example of Nature's Fury. Photo Personal Account Song Other Resources Back to Nature's Fury Main Page Return to Reading 7 Home Page American Memory | Learning Page | Search | Features |Learn More | New | Activities | Programs | Lessons | Research Tools Library of Congress URL: http://www.loc.gov/ Questions about American Memory? NDLP Reference Librarian (c) Solfest 2001