The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871
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The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871

Much has been written about the Great Chicago Fire, but that inferno was only one of several that occurred in the Great Lakes area on October 8, 1871. That same day, a firestorm of hellish dimensions consumed more than a million acres of Wisconsin and Michigan. It crossed rivers and destroyed woodlands, farms and towns including Peshtigo, Wisconsin, the largest settlement in the area, with a pre-fire population of about 1,700. An estimated 1,200 to 2,400

The cause of the blaze remains somewhat of a mystery. Many researchers believe a combination of dry weather and strong winds helped stoke several smaller fires into a single conflagration so huge that it created its own weather system, triggering wind gusts of up to 80 m.p.h. and fueling a number of the small fiery tornadoes known as fire whirls. Another theory is that the numerous simultaneous wildfires that started the blaze were ignited by falling fragments of the passing Biela comet.

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The mass grave at the Peshtigo Fire Cemetery is a memorial to 350 unidentified victims

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The state historical marker—erected at the Peshtigo Fire Cemetery in 1951—with torch for perpetual flame.

The state historical marker...
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Drawing of Peshtigo Fire

Drawing of Peshtigo Fire
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Peshtigo School House

Peshtigo School House
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Birds eye - The Rebuild after the Fire

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Marshall Philyaw's drawing of the Peshtigo Fire

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Peshtigo Plat Drawing 1871

Peshtigo Plat Drawing 1871
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The Peshtigo Fire Museum, housed in the first church re-built after the fire

The Peshtigo Fire Museum, h...
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Men Running from Fire

Men Running from Fire
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Peshtigo's Full fire map

Peshtigo's Full fire map
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Fire Map

Fire Map
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Trapped Fire Victims

Trapped Fire Victims
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Man On Fire

Man On Fire
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Dry Murray 1914

Dry Murray 1914
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Another map of The Peshtigo Fire

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Peshtigo Plat Sketch of 1871

Peshtigo Plat Sketch of 1871
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Peshtigo  great fire - big building in flames

Peshtigo great fire - big ...
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History Of The Peshtigo Fire

History Of The Peshtigo Fire
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