Great Midwest Fires of 1871

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historical disaster series of wildfires

The Great Midwest Fires of 1871 were a series of devastating wildfires across several Midwestern U.S. states, including the infamous Peshtigo Fire, that caused massive destruction and loss of life in early October 1871.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Great Michigan Fire	4
1871 Midwest fires	1
Great Midwest Fires of 1871 canonical	1
Manistee Fire	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical disaster ⓘ series of wildfires ⓘ
aftermath	changes in fire safety awareness ⓘ increased attention to forest management ⓘ
cause	extreme drought conditions in 1871 ⓘ slash-and-burn land clearing practices ⓘ strong winds ⓘ
climateCondition	prolonged dry weather ⓘ
coincidesWith	Great Chicago Fire of 1871 ⓘ surface form: Great Chicago Fire Great Midwest Fires of 1871 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Michigan Fire Peshtigo Fire ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
deathTollEstimate	several thousand people ⓘ
describedAs	one of the deadliest wildfire episodes in U.S. history ⓘ
documentedIn	19th-century American newspapers ⓘ
economicImpact	severe property damage ⓘ
hasPart	Great Chicago Fire of 1871 ⓘ surface form: Great Chicago Fire Great Midwest Fires of 1871 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Michigan Fire Great Holland Fire of 1871 ⓘ surface form: Holland Fire Great Midwest Fires of 1871 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Manistee Fire Peshtigo Fire ⓘ Port Huron, Michigan, United States ⓘ surface form: Port Huron Fire
historicalRegionAffected	Great Lakes region ⓘ
locatedIn	Illinois ⓘ Michigan (most of state) ⓘ surface form: Michigan Midwestern United States ⓘ surface form: Upper Midwest Wisconsin ⓘ
location	Midwestern United States ⓘ
mainImpact	destruction of millions of acres of forest ⓘ destruction of multiple communities ⓘ large loss of human life ⓘ
notableFire	Great Chicago Fire of 1871 ⓘ surface form: Great Chicago Fire Great Midwest Fires of 1871 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Michigan Fire Peshtigo Fire ⓘ
notableFor	extreme fire behavior ⓘ simultaneous large fires across multiple states ⓘ
partOf	environmental history of the United States ⓘ history of wildfires in the United States ⓘ
precededBy	summer 1871 drought in the Midwest ⓘ
relatedTo	logging and land-clearing practices in the 19th century Midwest ⓘ urban fire safety reforms in Chicago ⓘ
significantEvent	massive destruction of towns and forests ⓘ
startDate	1871-10-08 ⓘ
studiedIn	disaster history ⓘ wildfire science ⓘ
timePeriod	October 1871 ⓘ
windCondition	gale-force winds in early October 1871 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Holland Fire of 1871 → temporalOverlap → Great Midwest Fires of 1871 ⓘ

Great Holland Fire of 1871 → partOf → Great Midwest Fires of 1871 ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1871 Midwest fires

Peshtigo Fire → concurrentWith → Great Midwest Fires of 1871 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Michigan Fire

Great Midwest Fires of 1871 → hasPart → Great Midwest Fires of 1871 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Michigan Fire

Great Midwest Fires of 1871 → hasPart → Great Midwest Fires of 1871 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Manistee Fire

Great Midwest Fires of 1871 → notableFire → Great Midwest Fires of 1871 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Michigan Fire

Great Midwest Fires of 1871 → coincidesWith → Great Midwest Fires of 1871 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Michigan Fire