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Three and one-half feet of snow falls in the county followed by a freezing rain. A thick crust forms, a condition that leads to the near extinction of deer and shortages in the deer herd for years. "Nearly every man and boy in the county now turned out to chase deer," a historian wrote, "for while the hunter could run fleetly on the crust, the poor animals struck through, and from the wounds received on their legs, were unable to proceed far."
(From "Never to be Forgotten" by James McClure, A year-by-year look at York County's past published in celebration of York County's 250th year. Available here. Online excerpts are here.)
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