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| See a list and brief description of significant fires in Wisconsin history. |
| Discover the overlooked history of Wisconsin's deadly wildfires, including the 1871 disaster that killed 1,500 people. |
| Brief description fo the events surrounding Milwaukee's Third Ward fire of 1892. |
| Brief overview of the fire that burned down The Newhall House, a large hotel in Milwaukee, in 1883. |
| Amesqua, who became Madison’s first woman fire chief in 1996, was only the seventh woman in the country to lead a fire department |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Madison Fire Company No. 2 silk banner, 1857. (Museum object #1951.288) |
| Survivors of the Peshtigo Fire |
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| Learn about two settlers, a white man and Indian woman, who survived the Peshtigo Fire. |
| 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 more about the 1904 fire that destroyed the third Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Peshtigo, Wisconsin. |
| Learn about the Peshtigo fire of 1871 |
| The Tragedy of January 10, 1883 |
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| Read about the tragic fire that burned down Milwaukee landmark, the Newhall House Hotel, leaving 76 dead. |
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