meg
here in WI, it’s one of the first “negative” things we learn about in elementary school 
though, it happening here rather does help the whole us having to learn about it bit
Sally J.
One theory I’ve read is that a very large meteorite broke up and pieces of it crashed simultaneously in Peshtigo and Chicago, causing both fires.
The Peshtigo Fire Museum is skeptical, though.
More info on their website:
http://www.peshtigofire.info/
L
I’d never even heard of this one.
It seems quite a few cities have a “great fire” in their histories. Stands to reason, though, seeing that most buildings were made out of wood in the olden days.
Holly
I remeber learning about this. and i always tell people whe i get a chance that thier was two great fires, chicago and Pestigo…and both were said to have been started by a clumsy cow
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wow. my wife is a history buff, I’m gonna go quiz her and see if she knows about this.
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