Peshtigo Fire Cemetery
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Peshtigo Fire Museum.
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. Peshtigo Fire Museum is situated 380 feet southeast of Peshtigo Fire Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peshtigo and Harmony.
Peshtigo
Village
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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.
Harmony
Hamlet
Harmony is an unincorporated community located in the town of Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Harmony is located 5 miles northwest of Peshtigo. Harmony is situated 4½ miles northwest of Peshtigo Fire Cemetery.
May Corner
Hamlet
May Corner is an unincorporated community located in the town of Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. May Corner is situated 4½ miles west of Peshtigo Fire Cemetery.
Peshtigo Fire Cemetery
- Type: Memorial
- Description: cemetery in Wisconsin, USA
- Categories: cemetery and historic site
- Location: City of Peshtigo, Marinette, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.05643° or 45° 3′ 23″ northLongitude
-87.75468° or 87° 45′ 17″ westOpen location code
86QJ364W+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 481237742OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q7171396
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In Other Languages
“Peshtigo Fire Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “ペシュティーゴ火災墓地”
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