Great Holland Fire of 1871

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The Great Holland Fire of 1871 was a devastating conflagration that destroyed much of Holland, Michigan, during the same period as the Great Chicago Fire and other major Midwest fires.

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Surface form Occurrences
Holland Fire 1
Holland Fire of 1871 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disaster
historical event
urban fire
aftermath changes in local building practices
rebuilding of Holland, Michigan
strengthening of fire safety awareness in Holland
alsoKnownAs Great Holland Fire of 1871
surface form: Holland Fire of 1871
country United States of America
surface form: United States
describedBySource accounts of the Great Midwest Fires of 1871
local histories of Holland, Michigan
hasCause dry conditions in 1871 Midwest fire season
strong winds
hasEffect destruction of much of Holland, Michigan
economic disruption in Holland, Michigan
homelessness for many residents
widespread property damage
hasHistoricalSignificance major 19th-century disaster in Michigan
part of series of simultaneous fires in the Great Lakes region
hasPart destruction of downtown Holland
locatedIn Holland, Michigan
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Michigan (most of state)
surface form: Michigan

Ottawa County
surface form: Ottawa County, Michigan
locatedInRegion Midwestern United States
partOf Great Midwest Fires of 1871
surface form: 1871 Midwest fires
pointInTime 1871
October 1871
significantPlaceAffected Holland, Michigan
surface form: Dutch-American community of Holland, Michigan
temporalOverlap Great Chicago Fire of 1871
surface form: Great Chicago Fire

Great Midwest Fires of 1871
Peshtigo Fire

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Great Holland Fire of 1871 alsoKnownAs Great Holland Fire of 1871
this entity surface form: Holland Fire of 1871
Holland, Michigan hasHistoricEvent Great Holland Fire of 1871
Great Midwest Fires of 1871 hasPart Great Holland Fire of 1871
this entity surface form: Holland Fire
Holland, Michigan reconstructedAfter Great Holland Fire of 1871