On Sunday, October 8, 1871, fire leveled a broad swath of Michigan and Wisconsin, including the cities of Peshtigo, Holland, Manistee, and Port Huron. That same night, the Great Chicago Fire erupted in nearby Illinois. Conditions were ripe for major conflagrations that year. Uninterrupted drought plagued the Midwest into early October and
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i wonder why no one ever talks about that fire.
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