The Scorching Peshtigo Fire Research Paper

The Scorching Peshtigo Fire “On October 8, 1871, the most devastating forest fire in American history swept through (Estep)northeast Wisconsin, claiming 1,200 lives.” Forest fires affect various states in the U.S. every year. If a forest fire occurs, it’s usually in dry and hot places. Forest fires are very rapid, like tornados, but the Peshtigo fire was very deadly and severe Near Peshtigo, witnesses say the railroad workers were clearing land for tracks that Sunday evening and started a brush fire. During the fire, the heat scorched 1.2 million acres of land in 16 towns. Living up to its name, the Peshtigo fire alone killed 800 people in Peshtigo city. The damage estimate was $169 million. Peshtigo survivors say the river was their only