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The Peshtigo fire was a large forest fire on October 8, 1871, in northeastern Wisconsin, United States, including much of the southern half of the Door Peninsula and adjacent parts of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The largest community in the affected area was Peshtigo, Wisconsin, which had a population of approximately 1,700 residents.
Peshtigo Fire Cemetery. Peshtigo ( / ˈpɛʃtɪɡoʊ / PESH-ti-go) is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,420 at the 2020 census The city is surrounded by the Town of Peshtigo. It is part of the Marinette, WI– MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. Peshtigo is known for being the site of the Peshtigo fire of ...
Peshtigo Fire Museum. 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 ...
The Peshtigo River ( / ˈpɛʃtɪɡoʊ / PESH-ti-go) is a 136-mile-long (219 km) [2] tributary of Green Bay in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Peshtigo Fire happened in the river's vicinity, and some survivors used the river for refuge from the flames. A section of whitewater on the river called the Roaring Rapids is well known in the region.
In an April 4 letter, groups such as the River Alliance of Wisconsin, Wisconsin's Green Fire, Peshtigo-based advocacy group Save Our Water, the Sierra Club-Wisconsin Chapter, Midwest Environmental ...
Peshtigo (town), Wisconsin. / 45.05889°N 87.69806°W / 45.05889; -87.69806. Peshtigo is a town located in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,006 at the 2020 census. The City of Peshtigo is located within the town. The historic Peshtigo Fire took place here.
Great Michigan Fire. The Great Michigan Fire was a series of simultaneous forest fires in the state of Michigan in the United States in 1871. [1] They were possibly caused (or at least reinforced) by the same winds that fanned the Great Chicago Fire, the Peshtigo Fire and the Port Huron Fire; some believe lightning or even meteor showers may ...
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