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From: "Bob Evenson" <>
Subject: Re: Wisconsin forest fire abt. 1906
Date: Wed, 9 May 2001 20:27:41 -0700


Hi: You are right!!! The Peshtigo fire happened the same time as the Great
Chicago fire. I am from Wisconsin and I had relative libing in the
Peshtigo
area at the time. There names were Blichfeldt. They lost everything. It
was
a terrible fire and killed a lot of people. I don't have the particulafrs
on the fire
but I know it happened the same day as the Chicago fire.

Bob Evenson ,com
-----Original Message-----
From: jcspencer36 <>
To: <>
Date: Monday, April 30, 2001 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: Wisconsin forest fire abt. 1906


>The Peshtigo, Wisconsin fire did not occur in 1906. It happened on the
same day
>as the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. The Peshtigo fire was much more
horrific
>than the Great Chicago Fire, but, since much of the million + acres that it
>destroyed was forest land, few people outside of the area have heard of it.
>Nearly 1000 people died. In the Chicago fire, only about 300 people died,
and
>the area destroyed was much, much less. However, about 100,000 people were
left
>homeless.
>
>Try a google.com search for fires in Wisconsin, or the Wisconsin state
>historical society.
>
>J
>
>
>> Dennis--There was a Forest Fire in Peshtigo, Wisconsin that started from
>> lightening. There is a museum in Peshtigo, Wisconsin about the fire. I
>> would suggest you contact that museum for any history of the fire
>
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