Peshtigo firestorm

Affected region

Peshtigo Fire Museum

The Peshtigo firestorm occurred on October 8, 1871, over large areas in northeastern Wisconsin . The largest parish of 12 that were affected was Peshtigo . About 490,000 hectares (4,900 km²) burned down. Some people survived by fling into the Peshtigo River . Others who had fled into wells suffocated. The fire consisted of two fires on either side of Green Bay . About 1,500 people were killed. The Peshtigo Fire Museum preserves memorabilia from the disaster.

On the same day the Great Chicago Fire began , and there were also great fires in Holland , Manistee, and Port Huron .

See also

• List of historical forest fires

Individual evidence

1. ^ Scott Knickelbine: The Great Peshtigo Fire: Stories and Science from America's Deadliest Fire. Wisconsin Historical Society Press. 2012. ISBN 978-0870206023 .
2. ^ John Steele Gordon: Forgotten Fury. In: American Heritage, Vol. 55, No. 4 (April / May 2003)

Coordinates: 45 ° 3 ′ 21.1 ″  N , 87 ° 45 ′ 12.1 ″  W.