What occurred on the 5th of October 1871 was one of the deadliest fires the US has ever encountered. The Great Peshtigo Fire claimed around 1200 people’s lives and 1.5 acres of pine forest. The nearest town was Peshtigo (hence the name) and it was reported that only one building was left standing after the Peshtigo fire. How did the fire start? As years go, 1871 was an extremely dry one. A drought had completely dried up creeks, other bodies of water and the surrounding trees were also begging for water. These pine trees had shed their needles and these lay on the forest floor. These pine needles along with a lot of sawdust and slash (Peshtigo was a lumbering
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