Ad
related to: peshtigo fire 1871
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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 Great Fires of 1871 were a series of conflagrations that took place throughout the final days of September and first weeks of October 1871 in the United States, primarily occurring in the Midwestern United States. These fires include the Great Chicago Fire, Peshtigo Fire, and Great Michigan Fire.
The Peshtigo Fire Cemetery is a cemetery in Peshtigo, Wisconsin.The cemetery is the burial location of the charred remains of victims of the Peshtigo Fire, of October 8, 1871, the deadliest natural fire in the history of the United States. [2]
A charred bible found after the Peshtigo Fire of 1871. It was petrified from the intense heat and found opened to the pages containing Psalms 106 and 107. (AccuWeather / Blake Naftal)
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 ...
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.
Peshtigo Fire Cemetery. October 15, 1970 Oconto Ave. between Peck and Ellis Aves. ... Graves of victims of the fire of 1871, including a mass grave of 300 men, ...