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The Peshtigo fire was a large forest fire on October 8, 1871, ... "Peshtigo fire photos". Wisconsin Historical Society. This page was last edited on 21 ...
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The Peshtigo Fire Museum preserves the heritage of the Peshtigo Fire, which destroyed the city of Peshtigo, Wisconsin and surrounding area on October 8, 1871, killing over 2,000 people. It hosts storytelling, exhibits of artifacts from the fire, displays of the lifestyle at the time of the disaster, and a cemetery to memorialize those who died.
The wreck matches the descriptions of the George L. Newman, which was built in 1855 and sank in 1871 during the worst forest fire in U.S. history. A 4-year-old Peshtigo girl went fishing on Lake ...
150 years after the Peshtigo Fire, we remember those who lost their lives, and take a closer look at what actually caused the blaze.
The society said the vessel wrecked on October 8, 1871, while sailing through heavy smoke from the Great Peshtigo Fire – the deadliest forest fire in US history. A lighthouse keeper rescued the ...
Another fire burned in the lower half of the Door Peninsula. A misconception is that the Peshtigo fire "jumped" across the bay to the Door Peninsula, however these were separate fires. The fire started south of New Franken and spread due to the wind. The fire burned the towns of Union, Brussels and Forestville.
A father and daughter who were out on a fishing adventure discovered a previously unknown shipwreck with ties to the Great Peshtigo Fire. A Father and Daughter Went Fishing—and Accidentally ...