Peshtigo Fire

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forest fire historical event wildfire

The Peshtigo Fire was a catastrophic 1871 forest fire in Wisconsin that remains the deadliest wildfire in United States history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf forest fire ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
wildfire ⓘ
aftermath creation of mass graves for victims ⓘ
rebuilding of Peshtigo ⓘ
areaBurned approximately 1,200,000 acres ⓘ
cause drought conditions ⓘ
slash-and-burn land clearing practices ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ
commemoratedOn October 8 ⓘ
concurrentWith Great Chicago Fire of 1871 ⓘ
surface form: Great Chicago Fire

Great Midwest Fires of 1871 ⓘ
surface form: Great Michigan Fire
coordinateLocation 45.053°N 87.749°W ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
deathToll between 1200 and 2500 ⓘ
over 1000 ⓘ
disasterType natural disaster ⓘ
hasArticleOn Wikipedia ⓘ
surface form: English Wikipedia
hasEffect destruction of the town of Peshtigo ⓘ
massive loss of life ⓘ
widespread forest destruction in northeastern Wisconsin ⓘ
impact increased awareness of fire safety ⓘ
influence on development of forest management practices in the United States ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
location Door Peninsula region ⓘ
surface form: Door Peninsula

Marinette County, Wisconsin ⓘ
Northeastern Wisconsin ⓘ
Oconto County, Wisconsin ⓘ
Peshtigo, Wisconsin ⓘ
memorial Peshtigo Fire Cemetery ⓘ
Peshtigo Fire Museum ⓘ
namedAfter Peshtigo, Wisconsin ⓘ
notableFor deadliest wildfire in United States history ⓘ
one of the deadliest fires in world history ⓘ
partOf 1871 Great Chicago Fire complex of fires ⓘ
1871 fires in the Midwestern United States ⓘ
history of Wisconsin ⓘ
history of wildfires in the United States ⓘ
pointInTime 1871 ⓘ
startDate 1871-10-08 ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
townAffected Northeastern Wisconsin ⓘ
surface form: Marinette, Wisconsin region

Northeastern Wisconsin ⓘ
surface form: Oconto, Wisconsin region
townDestroyed Peshtigo, Wisconsin ⓘ
weatherCondition dry conditions ⓘ
high winds ⓘ

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Great Midwest Fires of 1871 → hasPart → Peshtigo Fire ⓘ