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| Community: | Peshtigo |
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| County: | Marinette |
| Historic Name: | ST MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH |
| Reference Number: | 23203 |
| Brief account of the Peshtigo Fire that, in 1871, destroyed in two hours a swath of forest 10 miles wide and 40 miles long. |
| Survivors of the Peshtigo Fire |
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| Learn about two settlers, a white man and Indian woman, who survived the Peshtigo Fire. |
| Date: | 03 29 1951 |
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| Description: | Indoor group portrait of men posed with the Wisconsin Official Marker. From left to right on either side of the marker are: Clifford Lord, Secretary of Sit... |
| Date: | 1928-10-09 |
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| County: | Marinette |
| City: | Peshtigo |
| Discover the overlooked history of Wisconsin's deadly wildfires, including the 1871 disaster that killed 1,500 people. |
| See a list and brief description of significant fires in Wisconsin history. |
| Learn about the Peshtigo fire of 1871 |
| Speakers Bureau |
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| Scott Knickelbine is a WHS Press author and a member of the Wisconsin Historical Society Speakers Bureau. |
| Learn how paintings from the Wisconsin Historical Society's collection provide clues about the past. |
| Community: | Peshtigo |
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| County: | Marinette |
| Historic Name: | I.O.O.F Building |
| Reference Number: | 118747 |
| Community: | Marinette |
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| County: | Marinette |
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| Reference Number: | 22971 |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | B.C. Flint's Jewelry Shop and the George Ullsperger tailor shop. The large building is Matt Pelnar's Hall (built by John Kallender). It was used for basket... |
| The Virgin Mary Appears to an Illiterate Peasant Girl |
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| Learn about the first and only manifestation of the Virgin Mary in the United States near Green Bay, confirmed by the Vatican. |
| Lumberman, Financier and Congressman |
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| Biography of Isaac Stephenson who was a lumberman, financier and congressman. |
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