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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 ...
The Alpena area is home to the Ojibwe, Ottawa, and Potawatomi people. These people groups inhabit the area surrounding the Great Lakes, including Michigan. The Thunder Bay Band of Chippewa and Ottawa merged with the Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians in the mid-1800s under Chief Way-ge-maw-waw-be. Alpena County was originally set off ...
The Meridian Boundary Fire burned 8,586 acres near Grayling, Michigan in 2010.. The U.S. state of Michigan has been the site of several major wildfires.The worst of these were in the lumbering era of the late-1800s when lumbering practices permitted the buildup of large slash piles and altered forest growth patterns which may have contributed to size of the wildfires.
The Alpena CRTC is a year-round training facility. It provides premier support, facilities, instruction and airspace to Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Coalition and emergency responders to meet the mission requirements of combatant commanders and civil authorities. It is one of four Combat Readiness Training Centers in ...
Great Michigan Fire: Wildfire (rural) Michigan: Fatalities estimated 492 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire: Fire (building) Boston, Massachusetts: Deadliest nightclub fire ever, and second-deadliest structure fire in U.S. history; loss of life due to blocked exits; burn victims were among the first treated with penicillin 476–1,000+ 1927
6 feet (1.8 m) On November 6, 1916 while loaded with a cargo of lumber the James H. Hall tried to enter the Thunder Bay River, but she accidentally swerved, hit a pier and sank. [70][71] 45°03′27″N 83°25′46″W / 45.0574°N 83.4294°W / 45.0574; -83.4294 (James H. Hall) Not listed. John F. Warner.
The site was formerly occupied by the first Alpena County Courthouse, [5] destroyed by a fire on December 12, 1870, [6] and is a designated state historic site. [7] Originally known as the Centennial Block or the Hitchcock Block, the building was constructed in 1876 for Samuel E. Hitchcock and his wife, Samantha Hitchcock, two of the first settlers and most prominent citizens of the city of ...
Contents. Alpena County, Michigan. Michigan. (2020) Alpena County (/ ælˈpiːnə / al-PEE-nə) is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,907. [ 2 ] The county seat is Alpena. [ 3 ] It is considered to be part of Northern Michigan. Alpena County comprises the Alpena, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.