Peshtigo Fire Cemetery
Memorial marker
LocationPeshtigo, Wisconsin
Coordinates45°3′22.87″N 87°45′14.85″W / 45.0563528°N 87.7541250°W / 45.0563528; -87.7541250
Built1871
NRHP reference No.70000037 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1970

The Peshtigo Fire Cemetery is a cemetery in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. The cemetery is the burial location of the charred remains of victims of the Peshtigo Fire, of October 8, 1871, the deadliest natural fire in the history of the United States.[2] Identified victims were buried in traditional marked graves, and over 300 unidentified victims were buried in a mass grave. The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The memorial at the cemetery was the first official state historical marker authorized by the State Historic Society of Wisconsin.[3] The cemetery is located adjacent to the Peshtigo Fire Museum, which is a memorial museum for the fire.

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ↑ "'History of the Peshtigo fire, October 8, 1871' in The Peshtigo Times, 6 October 1921 - (and other public domain newspaper articles or clipping from the Wisconsin Historical Society)". 2017-05-02. Archived from the original on 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  3. ↑ Peshtigo, Wisconsin 2004–05 Directory, published by the Peshtigo Chamber of Commerce, Retrieved August 29, 2007

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