Hazel Miner

Hazel Dulcie Miner
Hazel Dulcie Miner
	Hazel Miner. Courtesy: Center County Republican.
Born	April 11, 1904; Sanger, North Dakota, US
Died	March 16, 1920 (aged 15); Center, North Dakota, US
Cause of death	Hypothermia resulting from exposure to cold
Monuments	One, near Oliver County Courthouse; 47°06′52″N 101°17′59″W / 47.114491°N 101.299806°W;
Occupation	student
Known for	Died protecting siblings from the 1920 North Dakota blizzard

Hazel Dulcie Miner (April 11, 1904 – March 16, 1920) was a student at a rural Great Plains one-room school, who died while protecting her 10-year-old brother, Emmet, and 8-year-old sister, Myrdith, from the spring blizzard of 1920 in Center, North Dakota.^[2]

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.

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Hazel Dulcie Miner
Hazel Miner. Courtesy: Center County Republican.
Born	(1904-04-11)April 11, 1904 Sanger, North Dakota, US
Died	March 16, 1920(1920-03-16) (aged 15) Center, North Dakota, US
Cause of death	Hypothermia resulting from exposure to cold
Monuments	One, near Oliver County Courthouse^[1] 47°06′52″N 101°17′59″W / 47.114491°N 101.299806°W / 47.114491; -101.299806
Occupation	student
Known for	Died protecting siblings from the 1920 North Dakota blizzard