10/31/1856 Snowstorms in western New York caused significant disruption. Oswego and Jefferson counties were particularly hard hit. (By John Osborne) Source Citation The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1858 (Boston: Crosby, Nichols, and Company, 1857), 366. Record Data Date Certainty Exact Type Crime/Disasters People Places Jefferson County, NY Oswego County, NY New York Images