the Town of Peshtigo. It is part of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area. Peshtigo is known for being the site of the Peshtigo fire of 1871...
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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...
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Peshtigo is a town located in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 4,006 at the 2020 census. The City of Peshtigo is located...
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Great Fires of 1871 (section Peshtigo Fire)
Midwestern United States. These fires include the Great Chicago Fire, Peshtigo Fire, and Great Michigan Fire. In total, the fires burnt more than 3,000...
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The Peshtigo River (/ˈpɛʃtɪɡoʊ/ PESH-ti-go) is a 136-mile-long (219 km) tributary of Green Bay in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Peshtigo Fire happened...
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055867; -87.753372 The Peshtigo Fire Museum preserves the heritage of the Peshtigo Fire, which destroyed the city of Peshtigo, Wisconsin and surrounding...
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Thunder River is a tributary of the Peshtigo River in Marinette County, Wisconsin. The Thunder River originates in northern Oconto County near Thunder...
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Little Peshtigo River is an 18.0-mile-long (29.0 km) river in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is a tributary of the Peshtigo River. The Little Peshtigo River...
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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...
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Chicago Fire. Some 250 miles (400 km) to the north, the Peshtigo Fire consumed the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, along with a dozen other villages. It killed...
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White Cedar Forest Perkinstown Hemlocks Peshtigo Brook Meadow & Woods Peshtigo Harbor Lacustrine Forest Peshtigo River Delta Marshes Pewit's Nest Pickerel...
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Peshtigo River State Forest is a 12,400-acre (5,000 ha) Wisconsin state forest in Marinette and Oconto counties. The forest is on the Peshtigo River and...
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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...
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other wood products. The night of October 8, 1871, a firestorm began near Peshtigo, Wisconsin, that spread through the woods and towns, consuming everything...
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The Peshtigo Reef Light is a lighthouse in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States, offshore in lower Green Bay. Constructed in 1936 to replace a lightship...
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large ships to use to bypass the Door Peninsula, while the Peshtigo River serves Peshtigo and Crivitz. Locally, the bay is called the Bay of Green Bay...
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Retrieved 1 December 2017. Hipke, Deana C. "The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871". The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871. Retrieved 1 December 2017. Schivelbusch...
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Saturday bushfires, the 2021 British Columbia wildfires, and the Great Peshtigo Fire are possible examples of forest fires with some portion of combustion...
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Thanksgiving Day Parade, she has a park dedicated to her in her native Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and she even has an offer for a cereal brand. When she was...
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Business routes of U.S. Route 41 in Wisconsin (redirect from U.S. Route 41 Business (Peshtigo, Wisconsin))
completed. The route was decommissioned in 1980. Business Highway 41 in Peshtigo follows the former alignment of US 41. U.S. Route 141 § Business routes...
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Stephenson, Wisconsin Town Peshtigo River as seen from Stephenson. Location of Stephenson, Wisconsin Coordinates: 45°17′15″N 88°8′59″W / 45.28750°N 88...
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located on the Canadian National Railway 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Peshtigo. Wilcox was named for a local settler. A creamery operated at Wilcox, owned...
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Niagara Peshtigo Coleman Crivitz Pound Wausaukee Amberg Athelstane Beaver Beecher Dunbar Goodman Grover Lake Middle Inlet Niagara Pembine Peshtigo Porterfield...
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Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. As Catholic pastor of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, he survived the Peshtigo fire on October 8–9, 1871. His survivor's memoir, written...
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Rank Death toll Event Location Date 1. 1,200–2,500 Peshtigo fire Wisconsin, United States October 8, 1871 2. 1,000+ Kursha-2 fire Soviet Union August 3...
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The railway also purchased the railroad property of the Peshtigo Lumber Company of Peshtigo, Wi. The W&M Railway was conceived in 1893 by John N Faithorn...
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River Little Popple River Pine River Popple River Brule River Peshtigo River Little Peshtigo River Thunder River Rat River Indian River Oconto River Little...
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List of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes (redirect from SS Peshtigo)
The Great Lakes, a collection of five freshwater lakes located in North America, have been sailed upon since at least the 17th century, and thousands of...
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during some of the largest bush fires, forest fires, and wildfires. The Peshtigo Fire is one example of a firestorm. Firestorms can also be deliberate effects...
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The Thompson Brothers Boat Manufacturing Company of Peshtigo, Wisconsin was a manufacturer of pleasure boats and canoes. Founded by brothers Peter and...
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