Center in Oliver County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
In Memory of Hazel Miner
April 11, 1904 — March 16, 1920
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2023
1. In Memory of Hazel Miner Marker
To the living a memory
To posterity an inspiration
The story
of
her life
and of
her heroic
tragic death
is recorded
in the
archives of
Oliver County
on pages 130-131
Book – H
Misc. Records
Stranger, read it.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is March 16, 1920.
Location. 47° 6.87′ N, 101° 17.997′ W. Marker is in Center, North Dakota, in Oliver County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of 38th Avenue Southwest (Center Avenue) (State Highway 48) and Market Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located near the southeast corner of the Homestead Cabin and Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Center ND 58530, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Trading Post Plan (approx. 9˝ miles away); Geophysics and Archaeology (approx. 9˝ miles away); The Blockhouses (approx. 9˝ miles away); Two Bourgeois or Head Traders of the Fort (approx. 9˝ miles away); Pierre Garreau's Lodge
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Also see . . .
1. Hazel Miner (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
Hazel Dulcie Miner, a student at a rural Great Plains one-room school, died while protecting her 10-year-old brother, Emmet, and 8-year-old sister, Myrdith, from the spring blizzard of 1920 in Center, Oliver County, North Dakota. After her death, she became a national American heroine. Her actions were celebrated in a folk ballad and were published in many newspaper and magazine articles in the subsequent decades.(Submitted on August 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. ND town remembers girl who died 100 years ago shielding siblings from blizzard. Excerpt:
On March 15, 1920, William Miner went to fetch his children — Hazel, her 11-year-old brother, Emmett, and 8-year-old sister, Myrdith — from their one-room schoolhouse, to get them safely home before the storm struck in full force. He hitched the horse to the sleigh for the children and told them to wait while he went back into the schoolhouse barn to get his own horse to guide them. Before he could return, the(Submitted on August 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)horse pulling the sleigh took off, headed in the wrong direction.Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 20232. Marker detail: Hazel Miner Gravesite InformationOUR Oliver County Hero
Hazel Miner is buried in the
Community Cemetery.
Located on Highway 25 west of Center.At some point, as Hazel attempted to control the horse in whiteout conditions, the sleigh overturned in a coulee. Hazel, soaked to the skin from trying to right the sleigh, did her best to protect her younger siblings. She put two blankets down for her brother and sister to lie on, another blanket on top of them, and then laid down upon her siblings to give them the heat from her body. Her efforts saved Emmett and Myrdith, but cost Hazel her life.
3. 1920 North Dakota Blizzard (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
The 1920 North Dakota blizzard was a severe blizzard that killed 34 people from March 15–18, 1920 in the state of North Dakota. It is considered among the worst blizzards on record in North Dakota. High winds and an eight-inch snowfall stopped rail service in Bismarck, North Dakota, and only one telephone line functioned between Fargo, North Dakota, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Among the victims were five country school students, including Hazel Miner and Adolph, Ernest, Soren, and Herman Wohlk.(Submitted on August 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
4. Angel of the Prairie: The Heroic Story of Hazel Miner during the North Dakota Blizzard of 1920
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2023
3. In Memory of Hazel Miner Marker
by Kevin Kremer (Author), Dave Ely (Illustrator)(Submitted on August 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
After several days of beautiful spring-like weather, a mid-March blizzard hits central North Dakota in 1920. Under unusual circumstances, 15-year-old Hazel Miner and her younger brother and sister, Emmet and Myrdith, are caught out in the middle of the storm trying to get home from school on a small horse-drawn sleigh. You will never forget the compelling, true story of Hazel’s heroism during 25 hours of unimaginable adversity during that blizzard!
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2023
4. In Memory of Hazel Miner Marker
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2023
5. Center Community Cemetery
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2023
6. Hazel Miner Gravesite
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2023
7. Hazel Miner Grave Marker
Heroine
Hazel Miner
April 11, 1904
March 15-16, 1920
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 26, 2023
8. Hazel Miner Grave Plaque
A young 16 year old girl who gave her life
to save her brother and sister
in the blizzard of 1920.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 26, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
