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| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Aftermath of Peshtigo fire on October 8, 1871. Devastated landscape with deer carcass in foreground. The Peshtigo fire razed the small town of approximatel... |
| Date: | 09 1871 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Peshtigo, before it was destroyed by fire on the night of October 8, 1871. |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Ruins of building showing smokestack still standing after the Peshtigo fire. A group of men are standing on the left. |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Street scene showing destruction after Peshtigo fire. |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Fire destruction near railroad tracks after Peshtigo fire. There are wheel carriages from destroyed boxcars on and near the tracks. |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Wood engraving of the Congregationalist Church in Peshtigo. From the book "Sketch Of The Great Fires In Wisconsin". |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Photographic print of a wood engraving of a schoolhouse and children in Peshtigo. From the book "Sketch of the Great Fire In Peshtigo." |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline over river towards the town. |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Drawing of the Peshtigo Fire, showing people seeking refuge in the Peshtigo River. |
| Survivors of the Peshtigo Fire |
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| Learn about two settlers, a white man and Indian woman, who survived the Peshtigo Fire. |
| Lumberman, Financier and Congressman |
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| Biography of Isaac Stephenson who was a lumberman, financier and congressman. |
| Brief account of the Peshtigo Fire that, in 1871, destroyed in two hours a swath of forest 10 miles wide and 40 miles long. |
| Learn about the Peshtigo fire of 1871 |
| Discover the overlooked history of Wisconsin's deadly wildfires, including the 1871 disaster that killed 1,500 people. |
| Read about Black history in Wisconsin. There are many links to original documents, pictures, eyewitness accounts, and other primary sources. |
| Nearby City: | Marinette, Marinette County |
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| Body of water: | Menominee River |
| Location: | Ashore on the southeast point of the Green Island reef in Green Bay. |
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| Nearby City: | Marinette, Marinette County |
| Body of water: | Green Bay |
| Date: | 1871-03-18 |
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| County: | Marinette |
| City: | Marinette |
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