Nature's Fury

U.S. Timeline Chicago Fire, 1871 Peshtigo Fire, 1871 New York Blizzard, 1888 Johnstown Flood, 1889 Galveston Hurricane, 1900 San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 Titanic, 1912 1918 Flu Epidemic Mississippi River Flood, 1927 Dust Bowl, 1930s Hilo Tsunami, 1960 Mt. St. Helen Volcano, 1980 Grand Island Tornado, 1980 San Francisco Earthquake, 1989 Kilahuea Volcano, 1983-present Hurricane Iniki, 1994 World New Zealand Volcano, 1996

The Peshtigo Fire Land which has been burned over.  Forest County, Wisconsin   Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection  On the same day that Chicago suffered its worst disaster, to the north in Wisconsin, a forest fire would spread across a wide area including the town of Pestigo and traveling into Michigan. Whipped by winds and fed by the dry scrub of the cutover, the fire would claim the lives of 1200 people, 900 more than its neighbor to the south. Examine the artifacts below to learn more about this example of Nature's Fury. Photo Personal Account Song Other Resources Back to Nature's Fury Main Page Return to Reading 7 Home Page American Memory | Learning Page | Search | Features |Learn More | New | Activities | Programs | Lessons | Research Tools Library of Congress URL: http://www.loc.gov/ Questions about American Memory? NDLP Reference Librarian (c) Solfest 2001