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October 8, 1871: Peshtigo, Wisconsin, is Consumed by Fire
By James Lewis on October 8, 2011On this date in 1871, the town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and several smaller surrounding communities were obliterated by fire. The “booming town of 1700 people was wiped out of existence in the greatest fire disaster in American history,” according to the memorial marker that still stands in Peshtigo as silent sentinel watching over the graves…
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