PESHTIGO FIRE

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PESHTIGO FIRE

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Background

• Same day as famous Chicago Fire
• Numerous fires that day
• 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

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Peshtigo before Fire From the State Historical
Society of Wisconsin Pam 78-4295
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Peshtigo After Fire (ca. 1881) From the State
Historical Society of Wisconsin Pam 78-4295
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Fleeing for the River on Oconto Ave. From the
State Historical Society of Wisconsin Pam 78-4295
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Victims in the Sugar Bushes From the State
Historical Society of Wisconsin Pam 78-4295
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Panic at the River From the State Historical
Society of Wisconsin Pam 78-4295
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From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Pam 78-4295
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From the State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Pam 78-4295