City of Peshtigo

Peshtigo is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was at 3,420 as of the 2020 census The city is surrounded by the Town of Peshtigo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Peshtigo Fire Museum and Peshtigo Fire Cemetery.

Peshtigo Fire Museum

Museum

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The Peshtigo Fire Museum preserves the heritage of the Peshtigo Fire, which destroyed the city of Peshtigo, Wisconsin and surrounding area on October 8, 1871, killing over 2,000 people.

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.

City of Peshtigo

Type: Locality with 3,500 residents
Location: Marinette, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

45.0555° or 45° 3′ 20″ north

Longitude

-87.7477° or 87° 44′ 52″ west

Population

3,500

Elevation

600 feet (183 metres)

Open location code

86QJ3742+6W

GeoNames ID

5266673

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