Fire At Peshtigo
โ Scribed by Robert W. Wells
- Publisher
- Wisconsin Tales and Trails Inc
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 256
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Subjects
Great Fire; 1871; Wisconsin
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<span><div><b>Reverend Peter Pernin</b> was the parish priest for Peshtigo and nearby Marinette, whose churches burned to the ground. He published his account of the fire in 1874. The late <b>William Converse Haygood </b>served as editor of the <i>Wisconsin Magazine of History</i> from 1957 to 1975.
<p>On the night of October 8, 1871, a whirlwind of fire swept through northeastern Wisconsin, destroying the bustling frontier town of Peshtigo. Trees, buildings, and people burst into flames. Metal melted. Sand turned into glass. People thought the end of the world had come. When the "tornado of fi
""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Part 1: Anatomy of a Fire""; ""The Familyรขโฌ?s Land""; ""An Ominous Morning""; ""The Match and the Horror""; ""On the Ground, In the Air""; ""Fire Headquarters Springs to Life""; ""Other Fires Were Burning""; ""Ranger Sets a Record""; ""Wardens Join the Fray""; ""Her