[peeker01]

Sorry, Dolan, but I must disagree. The "Little Iceage" as defined by Matthes occurred from the
16th through the 19th century. The last major blast of cold came in 1850. I don't hear anyone
saying the phenomenon wasn't responsible for crop failures, and I see no reason not to suspect
crops in Ireland were under stress.

[PrestonSturges]

In colonial America there were numerous instance of major rivers freezing over, including large parts of the Chesapeake Bay. Record cold temps in the 1980's froze the Potomac at DC but nothing this.

http://ww2.somdnews.com/stories/0101201 ... 2182.shtml

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'E')ven the middle of the Chesapeake Bay froze over from time to time. In January 1780, the Maryland Gazette reported people walking from Annapolis to Baltimore and Kent Island over the ice. The construction of the Point No Point Lighthouse in 1903 was hampered by ice floes.

From January to February in 1905, the St. Mary's River and the Patuxent down to Jones Wharf were frozen over and people walked across the river.

[Serial_Worrier]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dolanbaker', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrestonSturges', 'B')ritain is an island, so its weather is greatly influenced by wind and ocean current. UK weather is probably not a real good indicator of global temperatures.