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Filling the Icehouse Was a Winter Chore for Early Missourians
Compiled by the State Historical Society of Missouri this excerpt recalls how freezing winters in 19th century Missouri enabled families to fill icehouses. It describes ice cutting on ponds, bobsled descents, sawdust insulation, and the shift from local ice ponds to larger commercial ice operations aided by rural electrification ending the winter task.
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