PESHTIGO FIREPESHTIGO FIRE

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BackgroundBackground

• Same day as famous Chicago FireSame day as famous Chicago Fire• Numerous fires that dayNumerous fires that day• Weather information limited.Weather information limited.

• Pernin, Peter. The great Peshtigo fire : an eyewitness account. Madison, Wis.: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1971.From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Pam 78-4295

Peshtigo before FirePeshtigo before Fire From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Pam 78-4295From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Pam 78-4295

Peshtigo After Fire (ca. 1881)Peshtigo After Fire (ca. 1881) From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Pam 78-4295From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Pam 78-4295

Fleeing for the River on Oconto Ave.Fleeing for the River on Oconto Ave. From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Pam 78-4295From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Pam 78-4295

Victims in the Sugar BushesVictims in the Sugar Bushes From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Pam 78-4295From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Pam 78-4295

Panic at the RiverPanic at the River From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Pam 78-4295From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Pam 78-4295

From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Pam 78-4295From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin: Pam 78-4295