<Li> Pioneers William and Kate Kampen, who lived in a small sod house in Marion, South Dakota territory were caught ill - prepared for such a blizzard . They had run out of coal for their fire, so William was forced to leave for the town of Parker, SD some 23 miles away to buy more coal and supplies . He took two of his horses with him . While William was gone 19 year old Kate gave birth alone to their first born son Henry Royal Kampen on January 8, 1888 . While in town the blizzard hit and several of Williams friends tried to persuade him to stay in town, but he knew he had to get back home to Kate not knowing she had given birth to their son . The storm was severe and raged on as he tried to make his way back home . He stayed with his horses, but eventually both of them died because the wind was so strong that both of the horses suffocated . William was able to find a barn with pigs in it and so he crawled in with them to try to keep warm . Meanwhile, Kate kept herself and the baby warm by staying in bed . William finally made it back home to Kate and the baby after spending three days and nights out on the prairie alone . </Li> <P> Many of these states were just United States territories at the time: </P> <Ul> <Li> South Dakota (territory) </Li> <Li> North Dakota (territory) </Li> <Li> Nebraska </Li> <Li> Kansas </Li> <Li> Minnesota </Li> <Li> Montana (territory) </Li> <Li> Wyoming (territory) </Li> <Li> Idaho (territory) </Li> </Ul> <Li> South Dakota (territory) </Li>

Where did the children's blizzard take place